UMSL–South station explained

Style:MetroLink (St. Louis)
UMSL–South
Address:7798 Natural Bridge Road
Borough:Normandy, Missouri
Coordinates:38.7053°N -90.3053°W
Owned:Bi-State Development
Operator:Metro Transit
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Bus Stands:4
Connections: MetroBus Missouri: 4[1]
Structure:At-grade
Parking:130 spaces
Accessible:Yes
Opened:[2]
Pass Year:2018
Passengers:516 daily
Pass Rank:29 out of 38
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-light
Zoom:15

UMSL–South station is a light rail station on the Red Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system.[3] This at-grade station is located near East Drive and features 130 park and ride spaces.[4]

In 2023, the United States Department of Agriculture announced it would build a $115 million food safety laboratory next to the station on the site of the former Immaculate Heart Convent. It is expected to open in 2025.[5]

Station layout

The eastbound platform is accessed via a ramp and stairs from the bus boarding area. The westbound platform is accessed via two ramps and crossing over both tracks.

Westbound← toward
Eastbound toward →
Street levelEntrance/exit, bus bays, park and ride lot

Public artwork

In 2014, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Changing Identities by Catharine Magel for this station. Changing Identities honors four individuals killed in a bus crash and reflects on the spiritual and eternal aspects of human nature, our connection to the universe, and our solitary journeys through life.[6]

Notable places nearby

External links

Notes and References

  1. November 2019 . Missouri System Map . . May 31, 2023.
  2. News: Lindecke . Fred W. . August 1, 1993 . Area Riders Throng to Try MetroLink . 1A, 6A . . April 15, 2021 . Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: UMSL South Station . October 9, 2022 . metrostlouis.org . en.
  4. Web site: Park-Ride . 2023-06-07 . Metro Transit – Saint Louis . en.
  5. Web site: Barker . Jacob . 2023-05-24 . New USDA food safety lab breaks ground in Normandy . 2023-06-07 . STLtoday.com . en.
  6. Web site: Changing Identities . October 9, 2022 . Arts in Transit, Inc . en-US.