Washington Park is a St. Louis MetroLink station.[2] It's platform is located on the city limit line between East St. Louis, Illinois and Washington Park, Illinois. It is primarily a MetroBus transfer and a commuter station with 681 park and ride spaces and 25 long-term spaces. The park and ride lot is accessed from North Kingshighway and St. Clair Avenue.

Washington Park
MetroLink light rail station
General information
Location	955 North Kingshighway East St. Louis, Illinois 62203
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
Connections	MetroBus IL: 6, 13
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	706 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Rack
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	May 5, 2001[1]
Passengers
2018	599 daily
Rank	24 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center toward Lambert Airport Terminal 1 Red Line Fairview Heights toward Shiloh–Scott Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center toward Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44 Blue Line Fairview Heights Terminus

East St. Louis Senior High School is 0.8 miles (1.3 km) south of the station and the Southern Illinois Correctional Center is roughly one half mile (0.8 km) north of the station.

Station layout

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

References

External links

• St. Louis Metro

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