List of MetroLink (St. Louis) stations explained

MetroLink is a light rail system that serves the Greater St. Louis area in the United States. The 461NaN1 system has two lines and is operated by Metro Transit, an enterprise of the Bi-State Development Agency.[1] [2]

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]

The first 13.9miles segment opened on July 31, 1993 between the North Hanley and 5th & Missouri stations.[4] The remainder of this initial 17miles alignment was completed on June 25, 1994 when the extension to Lambert Airport Main opened.[5] Three infill stations have been added to this original alignment. East Riverfront in 1994, Lambert Airport East in 1998, and Cortex in 2018.[6] [7] The system has seen two major expansions. In 2001-03, St. Clair County extended the Red Line 20.91NaN1 to the Shiloh-Scott station near Scott Air Force Base.[8] In 2006, the 81NaN1 Cross County Extension added Blue Line service between the Forest Park–DeBaliviere and Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44 stations via Clayton, Missouri.[9]

A 5.2miles extension of the Red Line from Shiloh-Scott to MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois broke ground in 2023 and is expected to be operational in early 2026.[10] [11] [12] In Missouri, Metro and local leaders are advancing the Green Line, an expansion that would run between North and South St. Louis and connect to the Red and Blue lines with an infill transfer station.[13] [14]

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Stations

! Station! Lines! City! Opened! Weekday ridership
(FY2018)[15]
5th & Missouri
East St. Louis1,323
8th & Pine
St. Louis1,382
BellevilleBelleville534
Brentwood I-64Brentwood916
Central West End
St. Louis4,885
Civic Center
St. Louis2,217
ClaytonClayton913
CollegeBelleville509
Convention Center
St. Louis1,309
Cortex
St. Louis[16] 900
Delmar LoopSt. Louis1,692
East Riverfront
East St. Louis567
Emerson Park
East St. Louis1,094
Fairview Heights†
Fairview Heights1,611
Forest Park–DeBaliviere
St. Louis3,711
ForsythUniversity City362
Grand
St. Louis2,535
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center
East St. Louis462
Laclede's Landing
St. Louis563
Lambert Airport Terminal 1†St. Louis1,060
Lambert Airport Terminal 2St. Louis380
Maplewood–ManchesterMaplewood770
Memorial HospitalBelleville304
North HanleyBerkeley2,713
Richmond HeightsRichmond Heights618
Rock RoadPagedale1,408
Shiloh–Scott†Shiloh549
Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44†St. Louis1,523
SkinkerSt. Louis887
Stadium
St. Louis1,180
SunnenMaplewood243
SwanseaSwansea370
UMSL NorthNormandy385
UMSL SouthNormandy516
Union Station
St. Louis1,142
University City–Big BendUniversity City486
Washington Park
Washington Park599
WellstonWellston848
Primary transfer station
†Terminals

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: System Profile . 2022-09-13 . metrostlouis.org . en . September 14, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230914203706/https://www.metrostlouis.org/metro-transit-system-profile/ . live .
  2. Web site: What We Do . 2022-10-17 . BSD . en-US . October 17, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221017235034/https://www.bistatedev.org/what-we-do/ . live .
  3. Web site: Central West End Station Improvement Project . 2023-09-26 . Metro Transit – Saint Louis . en . May 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230528161435/https://www.metrostlouis.org/metro-projects/central-west-end-metrolink-station-improvement-project/ . live .
  4. Web site: World.nycsubway.org: St. Louis, Missouri . April 10, 2016 . Nycsubway.org . April 17, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160417181348/http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri . live .
  5. News: Tipton . Virgil . June 22, 1994 . Takeoff: MetroLink Opens Lambert Stop Saturday . St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
  6. Web site: UrbanRail.Net > North America > USA > Missouri > St. Louis Metrolink . 2023-09-14 . www.urbanrail.net . October 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231001174202/https://www.urbanrail.net/am/slou/saint-louis.htm . live .
  7. Web site: Soon-to-open Cortex MetroLink Station is more than just another stop, say regional transit leaders . 2023-09-14 . STLPR . en . October 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231001174642/https://www.stlpr.org/show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-07-25/soon-to-open-cortex-metrolink-station-is-more-than-just-another-stop-say-regional-transit-leaders . live .
  8. Web site: Metro – Inside MetroLink . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080911065930/http://www.metrostlouis.org/InsideMetro/QuickFacts/metrolink.asp . September 11, 2008 . October 23, 2007 . Metro.
  9. Metro Announces August 26 Grand Opening Date for Cross County MetroLink Extension . August 7, 2006 . . June 7, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071009231304/http://metrostlouis.org/InsideMetro/NewsRoom/releases/2006-051AUPDATEDCROSSCOUNTYOPENING08-07-06.pdf . October 9, 2007.
  10. Web site: July 14, 2021 . When will MetroLink extension to MidAmerica Airport be complete? How much will it cost? - MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) Mascoutah, IL . September 20, 2022 . flymidamerica.com . en-US . September 20, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172751/https://flymidamerica.com/when-will-metrolink-extension-to-midamerica-airport-be-complete-how-much-will-it-cost/ . live .
  11. Web site: Menn . Mackenzie . November 21, 2022 . MetroLink Expansion in Illinois is on Track . January 30, 2023 . St. Clair County Transit District . en-US . January 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230130233003/https://scctd.org/metrolink-expansion-in-illinois-is-on-track/ . live .
  12. Web site: 2023-12-28 . Construction underway on 5-mile MetroLink extension from Scott AFB to MidAmerica Airport . 2024-02-05 . STLPR . en . February 4, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240204194500/https://www.stlpr.org/economy-business/2023-12-28/metrolink-5-mile-extension-scott-air-force-base-to-midamerica-airport-underway . live .
  13. Web site: Vallely . Jerry . June 10, 2022 . Northside-Southside MetroLink Corridor Study Agreement Approved . September 11, 2022 . BSD . en-US . September 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220911211702/https://www.bistatedev.org/2022/06/10/northside-southside-metrolink-corridor-study-agreement-approved/ . live .
  14. Web site: Northside-Southside TAA . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220911211647/https://www.ewgateway.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-08-23-EACPres-STL-NSSS.pdf . September 11, 2022 . September 12, 2023 . East-West Gateway Council of Governments . Aecom.
  15. Web site: MetroLink Percent Change in Ridership 2011 to 2018 . 2022-10-02 . public.tableau.com . October 2, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221002041257/https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/alex6127/viz/MetroLinkPercentChangeinRidership2011to2018byStation/Sheet1 . live .
  16. Web site: Llorico . Abby . July 31, 2018 . MetroLink gets creative in opening first new station in more than a decade . February 19, 2019 . . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220527231914/https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/metrolink-gets-creative-in-opening-first-new-station-in-more-than-a-decade/63-578942882 . live .

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