Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center station
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center station (also known as JJK Center) is a St. Louis MetroLink station.[4] It is adjacent to the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Youth Center and Jones Park in East St. Louis, Illinois. It is located just west of Metro's 29th Street Yard and just north of Interstate 64's exit 4B (25th Street). This station has no park and ride lot but does feature a kiss and ride turnaround.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Ctr. | ||||||||||||||||
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Other names | JJK Center | |||||||||||||||
| Location | 1003 North 25th Street East St. Louis, Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°37′24″N 90°07′28″W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Bi-State Development | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Transit | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Bus stands | 4[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  MetroBus Illinois: 6, 9[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Embankment | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Rack | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | May 5, 2001[3] | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 462 daily | |||||||||||||||
| Rank | 32 out of 38 | |||||||||||||||
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Station layout
The platform is accessed via a walkway from the bus loop. There is also a set of stairs from the bus loop down the embankment to 25th Street.
| Street level | Entrance/exit, bus bays, Jackie Joyner-Kersee Youth Center, Jones Park | |
| Platform level | Westbound | ← Blue Line toward Shrewsbury (Emerson Park) ← Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Emerson Park) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | Red Line toward Shiloh–Scott (Washington Park) → Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (Washington Park) → | |
References
- "Bus Bays" (PDF). Metro Transit. January 2021. p. 15. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- "Illinois System Map" (Map). Metro Transit. April 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- 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.
- "JJK Center Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
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