Emerson Park station (MetroLink)

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Emerson Park station (MetroLink)

Coordinates: 38°37′44″N 90°08′13″W / 38.628781°N 90.136856°W

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Emerson Park

General information

Location

929 North 15th Street
East St. Louis, Illinois

Coordinates

38°37′44″N 90°08′13″W / 38.628781°N 90.136856°W

Owned by

Bi-State Development

Operated by

Metro Transit

Platforms

1 island platform

Tracks

Bus stands

10^[1]

Connections

MetroBus Illinois: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18^[2]
Madison County Transit: 5, 18, 20X^[3]

Construction

Structure type

At-grade

Parking

841 spaces^[4]

Bicycle facilities

Rack

Accessible

Yes

History

Opened

May 5, 2001^[5]

Passengers

2018

1,094 daily

Rank

15 out of 38

Services

Preceding station	MetroLink			Following station
5th & Missouri toward Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44		Blue Line		JJK Center toward Fairview Heights
5th & Missouri toward Lambert Airport Terminal 1		Red Line		JJK Center toward Shiloh–Scott

Location

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.

History

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In 2014, a transit-oriented development called Jazz at Walter Circle opened adjacent to this station. The 74-unit mixed-use apartment building offers more than 100,000 square feet of floor space and includes a full-service grocery store.^[7]

In 2021, the area between the bus bays and MetroLink entrance was updated into a space with a vibrant-colored jazz theme, spaces to gather, greenery, shaded seating, canopies, and a mural inspired by design concepts that were submitted by East St. Louis High School students. The second "Transit Stop Transformation" project to be completed, it was unveiled on August 23, 2021 by Citizens for Modern Transit, AARP in St. Louis, and Metro Transit in partnership with several local agencies.^[8]

In 2022, the St. Clair County Transit District awarded a $13.5 million contract to construct a new public safety center at this station. The new center opened on July 11, 2024^[9] and houses space for St. Clair County sheriff’s deputies, a backup Metro Transit control center, the St. Clair County CENCOM West 9-1-1 Emergency Dispatch Center and public restrooms for riders.^[10]^[11]

Station layout

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The island platform is accessed via a single ramp on its west end that connects to the bus boarding area and Bowman Avenue. There is a pocket track immediately east of the station allowing some trains to change direction while others continue through the station.

Westbound	← Blue Line toward Shrewsbury (5th & Missouri) ← Red Line toward Lambert Airport (5th & Missouri)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound	← Red Line toward Shiloh–Scott (JJK Center) → ← Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (JJK Center) →
Street	Entrance/exit, bus bays, park and ride