Times Square station (Detroit)
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Times Square | |||||||||||
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 Approaching Book Tower. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Grand River Avenue & Times Square Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°20′01″N 83°03′08″W / 42.33371°N 83.05228°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Detroit Transportation Corporation | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Temporarily closed | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | July 31, 1987 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2014 | 129,250[1] | ||||||||||
| Rank | 6 out of 13 | ||||||||||
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Times Square station is a Detroit People Mover station in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. It is located on Grand River Avenue between Cass Avenue and Washington Boulevard. The station takes its name from nearby Times Square, which in turn, took the name from the defunct Detroit Times newspaper formerly headquartered there.
The People Mover's garage and maintenance facilities are attached to Times Square, and the Rosa Parks Transit Center, the main hub for DDOT buses, is located right outside the station's entrance. Times Square is the only People Mover station with two tracks, one on the main loop and another leading into the garage, which flank the station's island platform.
The People Mover shut down temporarily on March 30, 2020, due to decreased ridership amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The system has since resumed service, but as of June 2022, Times Square remains closed, with trains bypassing the station and continuing to Michigan Avenue.[3]
See also
- List of rapid transit systems
- List of United States rapid transit systems by ridership
- Metromover
- Transportation in metropolitan Detroit
References
- ^ Lawrence, Eric D (2015-06-24). "People Mover's Grand Circus Station back in service". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
- ^ Rahal, Sarah (2022-05-19). "Detroit People Mover resumes service with free rides for 90 days". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ^ "Service Update June 2: Restart Information". Detroit People Mover. 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
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