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Detroit People Mover stationBroadway
The station at Broadway and John R Street brings riders to the opera, Music Hall, Ford Field and Comerica Park.
- Code
- BW
- Opened
- July 31, 1987
- Boardings 2024
- 53,210 (10th)
- Boardings 2019
- 75,501
01 / Story
The station’s story
Broadway is one of the five free-standing stations, in the Broadway Avenue historic district. The DTC lists it for the Detroit Opera House, Ford Field, the Gem Theatre, Music Hall, the Boll Family YMCA and several downtown hotels (The Siren, Element, Metropolitan, Shinola); Broadway and Grand Circus Park are roughly equidistant from Comerica Park, and the DTC names both.
Inside are “The Blue Nile” panels by Charles McGee, one of Detroit’s most influential painters, and tiles by Jun Kaneko. In 2024 Charles “Chazz” Miller painted the exterior City Walls mural “Welcome to Date Night in Paradise”.
It reopened in the second post-pandemic wave on June 2, 2022. It saw 75,501 boardings in 2019 and 53,210 in 2024, filling up on Lions, Tigers and concert days. In autumn 2026 the escalator is out, so use the lift.
- Theatres: Detroit Opera House, Music Hall, Gem Theatre
- Stadiums: Ford Field and Comerica Park
- Charles McGee’s “The Blue Nile”
- Chazz Miller’s 2024 mural
02 / From the window
What you see from the car
From the platform you look along Broadway toward the Music Hall and the Detroit Athletic Club; on game days this is where you first hear the roar from Comerica Park.
03 / Art in the Stations
Art at this station
Mx. Granger · CC0 Charles McGee · 1987
The Blue Nile
painted mural panels
Rhythmic panels by one of Detroit’s most influential painters: the only true painting in the stations, part of McGee’s “Noah’s Ark” series.
Jun Kaneko · 1987
Untitled
ceramic tile
A patterned tile work by the Japanese-American ceramicist.
04 / Timeline
Station timeline
Opens
With works by Charles McGee and Jun Kaneko.
Reopens
Together with Financial District.
“Welcome to Date Night in Paradise”
Chazz Miller’s City Walls mural.
The station is part of the loop today; today’s departures are shown above, per timetable.
05 / Curiosities
Curiosities
The DTC names either Broadway or Grand Circus Park as the stop for Comerica Park; both are a few minutes’ walk.
A closer look
Sources & fact check · Checked: 2026-09-25
Every figure is compiled from the sources below, including the DTC’s official pages, board minutes and its 2025–2026 planning documents. Where sources differ, we give both. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, freely licensed and credited per author.
06 / Nearby
A short walk away
Places, restaurants and venues from our guide, with straight-line distance and an estimated walking time.
1 min walk · 45 mThe Siren HotelA 106-room boutique hotel in the rescued 1926 Wurlitzer Building on downtown's Broadway: retro rooms, a hidden cocktail lounge and piano karaoke, with the People Mover across the street.
1 min walk · 46 mElement Detroit at the MetropolitanAn Element built for longer stays too, in a 1925 neo-Gothic tower by Grand Circus Park, with the Monarch Club bar on the roof. Breakfast is included.- 1 min walk · 50 mParamita SoundA record store and downtown bar on Broadway Street hosting intimate, community-based DJ nights.
1 min walk · 66 mPenny Red'sChef Andrew Carmellini's fried chicken by the bucket with honey-butter biscuits, tucked next to The Brakeman downtown.- 1 min walk · 73 mBon Bon Bon Parker's AlleyThe downtown shop of Detroit's handmade bonbon makers, tucked into Parker's Alley: playful flavors, gift boxes and good vibes.
1 min walk · 73 mRebel NellJewelry cut from fallen Detroit graffiti, made by women rebuilding their lives. At the Parker's Alley shop you can design your own piece.
1 min walk · 73 mThe Aroma LabsDowntown scent studio where you blend your own fragrance from a 40-note perfumers' organ and walk out with it bottled the same day.- 1 min walk · 75 mSimmons & Clark JewelersA Downtown jeweler since 1925, right across from the Detroit Opera House, for engagement rings, diamonds and watches.
- 1 min walk · 88 mThe Detroit ShoppeDetroit-pride gift shop in the Metropolitan Building where every dollar of proceeds goes to local charities.
Around the station
- Detroit Opera House 3 min
Home of Detroit Opera.
- Ford Field 8–10 min
Home of the Detroit Lions.
- Comerica Park 6 min
Home of the Detroit Tigers.
- Music Hall 4–5 min
The 1928 theatre, with Aretha’s Jazz Cafe downstairs.
07 / Events
Events near this station
Upcoming events at nearby venues, from our event guide.
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