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Hemming Park Station

Hemming Park
Jacksonville Skyway station
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Location 301 Hogan Street
Jacksonville, Florida
Coordinates 30°19′46.03″N 81°39′35.41″W / 30.3294528°N 81.6598361°W / 30.3294528; -81.6598361
Owned by Jacksonville Transportation Authority
Line(s)
  Northbank Line
  Southbank Line
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 1987
Rebuilt 1997
Services
Preceding station   JTA   Following station
Northbank Line
Terminus
toward Kings Avenue
Southbank Line

Hemming Park station is a station of the Jacksonville Skyway elevated people mover in Jacksonville, Florida. It is located on Hogan Street between Duval Street and Monroe Street. The station is adjacent to Hemming Park and is nearby Jacksonville City Hall and various other government buildings and amenities.

The Hemming Park station was planned as part of the Jacksonville Skyway's first extension: a north-south route leading from Central station up to Florida State College at Jacksonville. Work on the new segment began in 1993 and coincided with the Skyway's transition from Matra to Bombardier Transportation technology. The extension, including Hemming Plaza Station and Rosa Parks Transit Station near FCCJ, began operation on December 15, 1997.

The next stations on the line are Rosa Parks Transit Station to the north and Central station to the south. Nearby points of interest include Hemming Park, the Jacksonville Main Library, Jacksonville City Hall, the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, and the John Milton Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse.

Hemming Park's managers have announced plans to build a 50-by-50-foot permanent stage at the base of the Skyway station for events held in the park.


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