Richmond Heights station explained

Richmond Heights
Style:MetroLink (St. Louis)
Address:8001 Galleria Parkway
Borough:Richmond Heights, Missouri
Coordinates:38.6349°N -90.3422°W
Owned:Bi-State Development
Operator:Metro Transit
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:At-grade
Parking:57 spaces[1]
Bicycle:Rack
Accessible:Yes
Opened:[2]
Pass Year:2018
Passengers:618 daily
Pass Rank:23 out of 38
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-light
Zoom:15

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.

The station has a small commuter parking lot with 57 spaces and includes a kiss and ride turnaround.

Station layout

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

StreetEntrance/exit, park and ride lot
Westbound← toward
Eastbound toward →

Public artwork

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: System Addresses . June 1, 2023 . . en.
  2. News: August 20, 2006 . Next Stop: Shrewsbury . C2 . . April 15, 2021 . Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: Richmond Heights Station . October 3, 2022 . metrostlouis.org . en.
  4. Web site: Mime . October 3, 2022 . Arts in Transit, Inc . en-US.