List of MetroLink (St. Louis) stations
MetroLink is a light rail system that serves the Greater St. Louis area in the United States. The 46-mile (74.0 km) system has two lines and is operated by Metro Transit, an enterprise of the Bi-State Development Agency.[1][2]
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MetroLink currently has 38 stations; 13 are served only by the Red Line, nine only by the Blue Line, and the other 16 by both lines. Thirteen stations are located in the City of St. Louis; 14 in St. Louis County; and 11 in St. Clair County, Illinois. Central West End is the busiest station by daily ridership, Sunnen is the least busy.[3][4]
The first 13.9-mile (22.4 km) segment opened on July 31, 1993 between the North Hanley and 5th & Missouri stations.[5] The remainder of this initial 17-mile (27 km) alignment was completed on June 25, 1994 when the extension to Lambert Airport Main opened.[6] Three infill stations have been added to this original alignment. East Riverfront in 1994, Lambert Airport East in 1998, and Cortex in 2018.[7][8] The system has seen two major expansions. In 2001-03, St. Clair County extended the Red Line 20.9 miles (33.6 km) to the Shiloh-Scott station near Scott Air Force Base.[9] In 2006, the 8-mile (12.9 km) Cross County Extension added Blue Line service between the Forest Park–DeBaliviere and Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44 stations via Clayton, Missouri.[10]
A 5.2-mile (8.4 km) extension of the Red Line from Shiloh-Scott to MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah broke ground in 2023 and is expected to be operational in early 2026.[11][12][13] In Missouri, Metro and local leaders are advancing the Green Line that would run between North and South St. Louis with a potential extension into North St. Louis County.[14][15]
Stations
edit* | Primary transfer station |
† | Terminals |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "System Profile". metrostlouis.org. Archived from the original on September 14, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ "What We Do". BSD. Archived from the original on October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- ^ "Central West End Station Improvement Project". Metro Transit – Saint Louis. Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ a b "MetroLink Percent Change in Ridership 2011 to 2018". public.tableau.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "World.nycsubway.org: St. Louis, Missouri". Nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ Tipton, Virgil (June 22, 1994). "Takeoff: MetroLink Opens Lambert Stop Saturday". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ^ "UrbanRail.Net > North America > USA > Missouri > St. Louis Metrolink". www.urbanrail.net. Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ "Soon-to-open Cortex MetroLink Station is more than just another stop, say regional transit leaders". STLPR. Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ "Metro – Inside MetroLink". Metro. Archived from the original on September 11, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
- ^ "Metro Announces August 26 Grand Opening Date for Cross County MetroLink Extension" (PDF) (Press release). Metro. August 7, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
- ^ "When will MetroLink extension to MidAmerica Airport be complete? How much will it cost? - MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) | Mascoutah, IL". flymidamerica.com. July 14, 2021. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ Menn, Mackenzie (November 21, 2022). "MetroLink Expansion in Illinois is on Track". St. Clair County Transit District. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ "Construction underway on 5-mile MetroLink extension from Scott AFB to MidAmerica Airport". STLPR. December 28, 2023. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ Vallely, Jerry (June 10, 2022). "Northside-Southside MetroLink Corridor Study Agreement Approved". BSD. Archived from the original on September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ Schlinkmann, Mark (February 18, 2023). "Bi-State reveals possible North County MetroLink routes". STLtoday.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Station Area Profiles". Bi-State Development Agency. 2014. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Hick, Virginia Baldwin; Franklin, Donald E. (August 3, 1993). "Riders Pack MetroLink on First Workday". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Leiser, Ken (May 4, 2001). "Bi-State Braces for Big Weekend of Free Fares". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Metro Announces August 26 Grand Opening Date for Cross County MetroLink Extension" (PDF) (Press release). Bi-State Development Agency. August 7, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2007.
- ^ Llorico, Abby (July 31, 2018). "MetroLink gets creative in opening first new station in more than a decade". KSDK. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ Goodrich, Robert (April 27, 1994). "East St. Louis Starring in MetroLink". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- ^ Tipton, Virgil (June 22, 1994). "Takeoff: MetroLink Opens Lambert Stop Saturday". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- ^ "2nd MetroLink Station Opens at Lambert". St. Louis Business Journal. December 23, 1998. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ "Shiloh-Scott MetroLink Station Grand Opening Today" (PDF) (Press release). Bi-State Development Agency. June 21, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2006.
External links
edit- Metro Archived August 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine – Official website for Metro Transit
- Citizens for Modern Transit Archived September 30, 2023, at the Wayback Machine – St. Louis transit advocacy group
- Bi-State Development Archived October 21, 2022, at the Wayback Machine – Official website for Bi-State Development
- St. Clair County Transit District Archived September 27, 2023, at the Wayback Machine – Official website for the St. Clair County Transit District
- Arts in Transit Website Archived October 3, 2023, at the Wayback Machine