Richmond Heights station is a light rail station on the Blue Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system.[3] This at-grade station is located near the interchange of Interstate 170 and Galleria Parkway in Richmond Heights, Missouri.

Richmond Heights
Richmond Heights station platform
General information
Location8001 Galleria Parkway
Richmond Heights, Missouri
Coordinates38°38′06″N 90°20′32″W / 38.634890°N 90.342183°W / 38.634890; -90.342183
Owned byBi-State Development
Operated byMetro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking57 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilitiesRack
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 26, 2006 (2006-08-26)[2]
Passengers
2018618 daily
Rank23 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station
Brentwood I-64 Blue Line Clayton
Location
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The station has a small commuter parking lot with 57 spaces and includes a kiss and ride turnaround.

Station layout

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The island platform is accessed via a single ramp at the north end of the station.

Street Entrance/exit, park and ride lot
Westbound      Blue Line toward Shrewsbury (Brentwood I-64)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound      Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (Clayton)

Public artwork

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In 2009, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Mime by Kristin Jones and Andrew Ginzel for this station. A collar of stainless steel convex mirrors absorbs and reflects everything seen in the station environs.[4]

Notable places nearby

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References

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  1. ^ "System Addresses". Metro Transit. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Next Stop: Shrewsbury". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 20, 2006. p. C2. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "Richmond Heights Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Mime". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
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