Emerson Park station (MetroLink)

Emerson Park
General information
Location929 North 15th Street
East St. Louis, Illinois
Coordinates38°37′44″N 90°08′13″W / 38.628781°N 90.136856°W / 38.628781; -90.136856
Owned byBi-State Development
Operated byMetro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Bus stands10[1]
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking841 spaces[4]
Bicycle facilitiesRack
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 5, 2001 (2001-05-05)[5]
Passengers
20181,094 daily
Rank15 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station
5th & Missouri Blue Line JJK Center
5th & Missouri Red Line JJK Center
Location
Map

Emerson Park station is a light rail station on the Red and Blue lines of the St. Louis MetroLink system.[6] This at-grade station is located near 15th Street and Bowman Avenue in East St. Louis, Illinois. It also serves as a transfer for MetroBus and Madison County Transit and features 841 park and ride spaces.

There is a pedestrian bridge across nearby Interstate 64 that connects this station to other parts of East St. Louis.

  1. ^ "Bus Bays" (PDF). Metro Transit. January 2021. p. 12. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Illinois System Map" (Map). Metro Transit. April 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "System Map" (PDF) (Map). Madison County Transit. August 15, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "System Addresses". Metro Transit. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  5. ^ 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. Free access icon
  6. ^ "Emerson Park Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 11, 2022.