Grand Circus Park station
Grand Circus Park | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D2A2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | ADA | ||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | September 20, 1976 July 31, 1987 (DPM) May 12, 2017 (QLINE)[1] | (Detroit Citizens' Railway) ||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | June 2003 | (Detroit Dowtown Trolley)||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2015 (DPM) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
Grand Circus Park station is a public transit station in
A station has existed since September 20, 1976 with the opening of the Detroit Citizens' Railway, later the Detroit Downtown Trolley, a heritage streetcar line operating until 2003. The People Mover station opened July 31st, 1987. Streetcar service returned with the opening of the QLine on May 12, 2017.
Detroit People Mover
The station occupies the first two floors of a structure attached to the historic
QLine
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (July 2015) |
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]
Heritage trolley
The station was the northern terminus of the
In June 2003 the Detroit Downtown Trolley abruptly ended service. In February 2004 the carhouse was demolished, with mall sculptures removed that year, the pedestrian mall was fully displaced by vehicle traffic in 2005.[6][7]
Destinations
The Grand Circus Park station serves:[2]
- NFL's Lions)
- 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "U.S. Streetcar Systems- Michigan". Railway Preservation Resources. July 2, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ "Washington Boulevard Historic District". Detroit Historical Society. Retrieved January 2, 2024.