Greektown station

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Greektown
General information
Location1055 Beaubien Boulevard
Detroit, Michigan 48226
United States
Coordinates42°20′05″N 83°02′32″W / 42.33459°N 83.04236°W / 42.33459; -83.04236
Owned byDetroit Transportation Corporation
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 31, 1987
Previous namesMetroPCS-Greektown (2011–12)
Services
Preceding station Detroit People Mover Following station
Bricktown
One-way operation
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Location
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Greektown station is a Detroit People Mover station in downtown Detroit, Michigan. It is located on Beaubien Street at Monroe Street in the Greektown Historic District, for which it is named. The station's lobby is located inside Hollywood Casino at Greektown, connected to the platform structure by a short skybridge. Its exterior features a large neon sculpture designed by Stephen Antonakos.[1][2][3]

The station serves the casino property and the wider Greektown district, and is the nearest People Mover station to Second Baptist Church, the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice, and the Wayne County Jail.[4] In 2014, it was the busiest station on the People Mover, tallying a ridership of 559,048 that year.[5]

From September 2011 to September 2012, the station was officially known as MetroPCS-Greektown, under a sponsorship deal with cellular carrier MetroPCS.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Conn, Pamela; Marx, Sue (1988). "Art in the Stations: Detroit People Mover" (Video) – via YouTube.
  2. ^ Walt, Irene (2004). Art in the Stations: The Detroit People Mover. Art in the Stations Committee. ISBN 0-9745392-0-1.
  3. ^ Art in the Stations. Detroit Transportation Corporation. 2006.
  4. ^ Station Guide. Detroit People Mover. April 25, 2024.
  5. ^ Lawrence, Eric D (June 24, 2015). "People Mover's Grand Circus Station back in service". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  6. ^ Wayland, Michael (September 12, 2011). "Pugh, others to ceremoniously unveil Detroit People Mover MetroPCS-Greektown Station". MLive.


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