Washington Park station (MetroLink)

For other stations named "Washington Park", see Washington Park station.

Washington Park
General information
Location	909 North 54th Street East St. Louis, Illinois
Coordinates	38.613685°N 90.095224°W / 38.613685; -90.095224
Owned by	Bi-State Development Agency
Operated by	Metro Transit
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Bus stands	3[1]
Connections	MetroBus Illinois: 6, 13[2]
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	706 spaces[3]
Bicycle facilities	Rack
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	May 5, 2001 (2001-05-05)[4]
Passengers
2018	599 daily
Rank	24 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station JJK Center toward Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44 Blue Line Fairview Heights Terminus JJK Center toward Lambert Airport Terminal 1 Red Line Fairview Heights toward Shiloh–Scott
Location

Washington Park station is a light rail station on the Red and Blue lines of the St. Louis MetroLink system.[5] This at-grade station is located on the city limit line between East St. Louis, Illinois and Washington Park, Illinois.

It primarily serves Illinois commuters via a MetroBus transfer and a park and ride lot with 706 spaces. The park and ride lot is accessed from both North Kingshighway and St. Clair Avenue.

Station layout

The island platform is accessed via a ramp that leads to the bus transfer and parking lot to the north of the tracks and North 53rd Street to the south of the tracks.

Street	Entrance/exit, bus bays, park and ride
Westbound	←      Blue Line toward Shrewsbury (JJK Center) ←      Red Line toward Lambert Airport (JJK Center)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound	←      Red Line toward Shiloh–Scott (Fairview Heights) → ←      Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (Terminus) →

Notable places nearby

• East St. Louis Senior High School
• Frank Holten State Park

References

1. "Bus Bays" (PDF). Metro Transit. January 2021. p. 25. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
2. "Illinois System Map" (Map). Metro Transit. April 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
3. "System Addresses". Metro Transit. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
4. Leiser, Ken (April 30, 2001). "MetroLink Extension Opens This Weekend With Parking to Spare". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. A9. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Washington Park Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 15, 2022.

External links

• St. Louis Metro