Forsyth station explained

Forsyth
Style:MetroLink (St. Louis)
Address:7411 Forsyth Boulevard
Borough:Clayton, Missouri
Coordinates:38.6491°N -90.3281°W
Owned:Bi-State Development
Operator:Metro Transit
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:Below-grade
Bicycle:Rack
Accessible:Yes
Opened:[1]
Pass Year:2018
Passengers:362 daily
Pass Rank:36 out of 38
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-light
Zoom:15

Forsyth station is a light rail station on the Blue Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system.[2] This below-grade station is located beneath the intersection of Forest Park Parkway and Forsyth Boulevard near the border of University City and Clayton.

Station layout

The station sits within an open cut of the Big Bend Tunnel[3] with its platforms partially beneath the Forsyth overpass for shelter. The platforms are reached by stairs on Forsyth's south side and by stairs and circular switchback ramps on its north side.

GStreet levelEntrance/exit
P
Platform level
Westbound
Eastbound toward Fairview Heights

Public artwork

In 2006, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Hoi Polloi by Lindsey Stouffer for this station. Its perforated stainless-steel screens appear to shimmer as people walk by, due to an optical illusion known as the moiré effect. At night, the screens are lit from within, diffusing light like enormous lanterns.[4]

Notable places nearby

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: August 20, 2006 . Next Stop: Shrewsbury . C2 . . April 15, 2021 . Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Forsyth Station . September 12, 2022 . metrostlouis.org . en.
  3. Web site: March 31, 2022 . Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230922035008/https://www.ewgateway.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BiState_PTASP_2022_BSSO.pdf . September 22, 2023 . February 6, 2024 . East-West Gateway Council of Governments . 136.
  4. Web site: Hoi Polloi . October 3, 2022 . Arts in Transit, Inc . en-US.