Washington Park station (MetroLink)

Washington Park
MetroLink light rail station
Location 955 North Kingshighway
East St. Louis, Illinois 62203
Coordinates 38°36′49″N 90°05′43″W / 38.613685°N 90.095224°W / 38.613685; -90.095224Coordinates: 38°36′49″N 90°05′43″W / 38.613685°N 90.095224°W / 38.613685; -90.095224
Owned by Bi-State Development Agency
Operated by Metro Transit
Line(s)
Platforms Island platform
Tracks 2
Connections MetroBus: 6, 13
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking 681 park and ride spaces
25 long-term spaces
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened May 5, 2001
Traffic
Passengers (2007) 677Steady 0%
Services
Preceding station   MetroLink   Following station
Red Line
Blue Line
Terminus

Washington Park is a St. Louis MetroLink station in East St. Louis, Illinois. It is located on Illinois Route 111 and is the easternmost MetroLink station within the city, although it is also the closest station to its nearby namesake town. The parking lot is located behind the southwest corner of IL 111 and Saint Clair Avenue, but the station is also accessible across the tracks from 53rd Street.

Station layout

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Platform level
Westbound Blue Line toward Shrewsbury – Lansdowne (Joyner-Kersee Center)
Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Joyner-Kersee Center)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound Red Line toward Shiloh – Scott (Fairview Heights)
Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (Terminus)
Street level Exit/entrance, parking, buses


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