Cortex station

Cortex
Cortex station in 2020
General information
Location448 South Boyle Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates38°38′01″N 90°15′04″W / 38.633700°N 90.251124°W / 38.633700; -90.251124
Owned byBi-State Development
Operated byMetro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilitiesRacks, Brickline Greenway
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 31, 2018 (2018-07-31)[1]
Passengers
2018900 daily
Rank19 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station
Central West End
toward Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44
 Blue Line Grand
toward Fairview Heights
Central West End
toward Lambert Airport Terminal 1
 Red Line Grand
toward Shiloh–Scott
Location
Map

Cortex station is a light rail station on the Red and Blue lines of the St. Louis MetroLink system.[2] This at-grade station is located just east of Boyle Avenue in the Cortex Innovation Community in St. Louis.

History

Cortex opened on July 31, 2018, as an infill station to serve the growing Cortex community in St. Louis' Central West End neighborhood. It was built as a public-private partnership between the Bi-State Development Agency (Metro), Washington University in St. Louis, BJC HealthCare, and the City of St. Louis.[3]

Cortex station entrance seen from the Brickline Greenway.

In partnership with Great Rivers Greenway, the first segment of the Brickline Greenway opened with the new station. Eventually the Brickline will travel between the Gateway Arch and Forest Park in addition to North and South St. Louis.[3][4]

Station layout

The platform is accessed via a single entrance from a plaza adjacent to the Brickline Greenway.

Westbound ←      Blue Line toward Shrewsbury (Central West End)
←      Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Central West End)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound      Red Line toward Shiloh–Scott (Grand) →
     Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (Grand) →
Street Entrance/exit, Brickline Greenway

Notable places nearby

References

  1. ^ Petrin, Kae M. (July 31, 2018). "Cortex MetroLink stop opens with promises of tech job growth". St. Louis Public Radio (KWMU). Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "Cortex Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Cortex MetroLink Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Brickline Greenway – Great Rivers Greenway". greatriversgreenway.org. March 11, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2022.