Grand Circus Park station
Grand Circus Park | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 A train stopping at the Grand Circus Park station | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Intersection of Park Avenue and Woodward Avenue Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°20′09″N 83°03′02″W / 42.33578°N 83.05052°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Detroit Transportation Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 (1 for DPM, 2 for M-1 Rail) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1987 (DPM) May 12, 2017 (QLINE)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2015 (DPM) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 72,774 (DPM) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 12 out of 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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
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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]
- Ford Field (home to the NFL's Lions)
- Comerica Park (home to the MLB's Tigers)
- Detroit Opera House
- The Fillmore Detroit
- Fox Theatre
- Grand Circus Park
See also
- List of rapid transit systems
- List of United States rapid transit systems by ridership
- Metromover
- Streetcars in North America
- Transportation in metropolitan Detroit
References
- ^ Fleming, Leonard (March 9, 2017). "QLine to begin offering rides on May 12". Detroit News. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ a b c Detroit Transportation Corporation Archived 2009-03-21 at the Wayback Machine . accessed 4.04.2012
- ^ "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.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Runyan, Robin (December 9, 2016). "Here's what the QLINE stations will look like". curbed.com. Vox Media. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "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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