Grand Circus Park station

Grand Circus Park station is a public transit station in Downtown Detroit, Michigan that services both the Detroit People Mover and the QLine.[2] The station takes its name from the adjacent Grand Circus Park. It is also the terminus of the D2A2 commuter bus to Ann Arbor, and serves as a transfer point to SMART's FAST Michigan and Woodward express bus lines.

Grand Circus Park
Grand Circus Park station, with elevated People Mover platform in background
General information
LocationIntersection of Park Avenue and Woodward Avenue
Detroit, Michigan
Coordinates42°20′09″N 83°03′02″W
Owned byDetroit Transportation Corporation (People Mover)
M-1 Rail (QLINE)
Platforms3 side platform
Tracks3 (1 for People Mover, 2 for QLINE)
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 31, 1987 (DPM)
May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12) (QLINE)[1]
Rebuilt2015 (DPM)
Services
Preceding station Detroit People Mover Following station
Broadway
One-way operation
 Detroit People Mover Times Square
toward Grand Circus Park
Preceding station QLine Following station
Montcalm Street
toward Grand Boulevard
 QLine Campus Martius
toward Congress Street
Catching Up by J. Seward Johnson, Jr. at Grand Circus Park station

Detroit People Mover

The station occupies the first two floors of a structure attached to the historic David Whitney Building. It is located at the intersection of Park Street and Woodward Avenue near Washington Boulevard, in the Grand Circus Park Historic District.[2] Accessible by stairway only after the David Whitney Building closed in 1999, the station underwent a major renovation between August 2014 and June 2015 to make it ADA-compliant, to coincide with the reopening of the David Whitney as an Aloft hotel and apartments.[3]

QLine

The station has a transfer to the QLine light rail outside along Woodward Ave. The QLine station is heated and features security cameras and emergency phones. Passenger amenities include Wi-Fi and arrival signs.[4] The QLine portion of the station is sponsored by General Motors' Chevrolet brand.[5]

Destinations

The Grand Circus Park station serves:[2]

See also

References
  1. Fleming, Leonard (March 9, 2017). "QLine to begin offering rides on May 12". Detroit News. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  2. Detroit Transportation Corporation Archived 2009-03-21 at the Wayback Machine . accessed 4.04.2012
  3. "Local Contractor for Grand Circus Park Station". Detroit Transportation Corporation. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  4. Runyan, Robin (December 9, 2016). "Here's what the QLINE stations will look like". curbed.com. Vox Media. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. "M-1 Rail Station Stops". M-1Rail.com. M-1 Rail. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
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