University City–Big Bend station explained

University City–Big Bend
Style:MetroLink (St. Louis)
Address:7000 Forest Park Parkway
Borough:University City, Missouri
Coordinates:38.6517°N -90.3152°W
Owned:Bi-State Development Agency
Operator:Metro Transit
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Connections: MetroBus Missouri: 5[1]
Structure:Underground
Bicycle:Racks
Accessible:Yes
Opened:[2]
Pass Year:2018
Passengers:486 daily
Pass Rank:31 out of 38
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-light
Zoom:15

University City–Big Bend station is a light rail station on the Blue Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system.[3] This subway station is located beneath the intersection of Big Bend Boulevard and Forest Park Parkway and primarily serves passengers arriving on foot from nearby universities and surrounding neighborhoods.

The station's entrances are clad in brick that matches neighboring buildings on Washington University's campus.

Station layout

The station has an entrance at each corner of the intersection of Forest Park Parkway and Big Bend Boulevard, with an elevator at the northwest entrance, stairs at the southwest entrance, and ramps at the two eastern entrances. The station is located within the Big Bend Tunnel.[4]

GStreet levelEntrance/exit, bus stop
P
Platform level
Westbound← toward
Eastbound toward →

Notable places nearby

External links

Notes and References

  1. November 2019 . Missouri System Map . . May 31, 2023.
  2. News: August 20, 2006 . Next Stop: Shrewsbury . C2 . . April 15, 2021 . Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: University City-Big Bend Station . October 2, 2022 . metrostlouis.org . en.
  4. 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.