Rosa Parks Transit Station is an

intermodal transit Intermodal passenger transport, also called mixed-mode commuting, involves using two or more modes of transportation in a journey. Mixed-mode commuting is often used to combine the strengths (and offset the weaknesses) of various transportati ...

station in Downtown

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. It is operated by the Jacksonville Transportation Authority and previously served as Jacksonville's main city

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as well as a station for the

Jacksonville Skyway The Jacksonville Skyway is an automated people mover in Jacksonville, Florida, United States, operated by the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA). Opening in 1989 with three stations in Downtown Jacksonville, the Skyway was extended in 1 ...

elevated

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and the

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bus rapid transit system (before being replaced by the

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). It is located on Hogan Street between State Street and Union Street, and is the Skyway's northern terminus. It is across the street from the Downtown campus of

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History

The station was built in 1997 to serve as both a new

and the northern terminus of the new north–south segment of the

, allowing access to the state college. Construction on the Skyway extension began in 1993, and coincided with the system's switch from

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to Bombardier Transportation technology. The station became operational on December 15, 1997. As Jacksonville's major bus transfer point, the station features eighteen bays for city buses. Bus transfers are made on the ground level, with the Skyway element on the elevated platform. Highly regarded among intermodal stations in transit circles, Rosa Parks Transit Station has won awards for its architectural design. The next station in the line is

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to the south. Nearby amenities include the Downtown Campus of

and

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References

Jacksonville Skyway stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1997 Bus stations in Florida Downtown Jacksonville Memorials to Rosa Parks Laura Street 1997 establishments in Florida {{US-metro-stub