Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center station

Station in St. Louis MetroLink light rail system, Illinois, USA

38°37′24″N 90°07′28″W / 38.6232°N 90.1244°W / 38.6232; -90.1244Owned byBi-State DevelopmentOperated byMetro TransitPlatforms1 island platformTracks2Bus stands4^[1]Connections

MetroBus Illinois: 6, 9^[2]ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeBicycle facilitiesRackAccessibleYesHistoryOpenedMay 5, 2001 (2001-05-05)^[3]Passengers2018462 dailyRank32 out of 38 Services

Preceding station	MetroLink			Following station
Emerson Park toward Shrewsbury		Blue Line		Washington Park toward Fairview Heights
Emerson Park toward Lambert Airport		Red Line		Washington Park toward Shiloh–Scott

Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center station (also known as JJK Center) is a light rail station on the Red and Blue lines of the St. Louis MetroLink system.^[4] This at-grade station is adjacent to the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Youth Center and just north of Interstate 64's exit 4B (25th Street) in East St. Louis, Illinois.

This station has no park and ride lot but does feature a kiss and ride turnaround.

Station layout

The island platform is accessed via a single ramp on its west end that connects to the bus boarding area. There is also a set of stairs from the bus loop down an embankment to 25th Street.

	Street level	Entrance/exit, bus bays, kiss and ride
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) →

Notable places nearby

Jones 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.