List of MetroLink (St. Louis) stations

MetroLink System Map

MetroLink is a light rail system that serves the Greater St. Louis area in the United States. The 46-mile (74.0 km) 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][4]

The first 13.9-mile (22.4 km) segment opened on July 31, 1993 between the North Hanley and 5th & Missouri stations.[5] The remainder of this initial 17-mile (27 km) alignment was completed on June 25, 1994 when the extension to Lambert Airport Main opened.[6] Three infill stations have been added to this original alignment. East Riverfront in 1994, Lambert Airport East in 1998, and Cortex in 2018.[7][8] The system has seen two major expansions. In 2001-03, St. Clair County extended the Red Line 20.9 miles (33.6 km) to the Shiloh-Scott station near Scott Air Force Base.[9] In 2006, the 8-mile (12.9 km) Cross County Extension added Blue Line service between the Forest Park–DeBaliviere and Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44 stations via Clayton, Missouri.[10]

A 5.2-mile (8.4 km) 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.[11][12][13] 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.[14][15]

Stations

Interior view of the 8th & Pine subway station in downtown St. Louis
Platform at Clayton station in 2023
A train at the Terminal 1 station at St. Louis Lambert International Airport
East Riverfront station in 2008
A view of the brick arches in the historic St. Louis Freight Tunnel, now used for MetroLink
Platform of the Civic Center station (I-64 ramps can be seen in the background)
West side view of the Shrewsbury-Lansdowne I-44 station
Station Lines City[16] Opened Weekday ridership
(FY2018)[4]
5th & Missouri Red
Blue 		East St. Louis July 31, 1993[17] 1,323
8th & Pine Red
Blue 		St. Louis July 31, 1993[17] 1,382
Belleville Red Belleville May 5, 2001[18] 534
Brentwood I-64 Blue Brentwood August 26, 2006[19] 916
Central West End Red
Blue 		St. Louis July 31, 1993[17] 4,885
Civic Center Red
Blue 		St. Louis July 31, 1993[17] 2,217
Clayton Blue Clayton August 26, 2006[19] 913
College Red Belleville May 5, 2001[18] 509
Convention Center Red
Blue 		St. Louis July 31, 1993[17] 1,309
Cortex Red
Blue 		St. Louis July 31, 2018[20] 900
Delmar Loop Red St. Louis July 31, 1993[17] 1,692
East Riverfront Red
Blue 		East St. Louis May 14, 1994[21] 567
Emerson Park Red
Blue 		East St. Louis May 5, 2001[18] 1,094
Fairview Heights† Red
Blue 		Fairview Heights May 5, 2001[18] 1,611
Forest Park–DeBaliviere* Red
Blue 		St. Louis July 31, 1993[17] 3,711
Forsyth Blue University City August 26, 2006[19] 362
Grand Red
Blue 		St. Louis July 31, 1993[17] 2,535
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center Red
Blue 		East St. Louis May 5, 2001[18] 462
Laclede's Landing Red
Blue 		St. Louis July 31, 1993[17] 563
Lambert Airport Terminal 1† Red St. Louis June 25, 1994[22] 1,060
Lambert Airport Terminal 2 Red St. Louis December 23, 1998[23] 380
Maplewood–Manchester Blue Maplewood August 26, 2006[19] 770
Memorial Hospital Red Belleville May 5, 2001[18] 304
North Hanley Red Berkeley July 31, 1993[17] 2,713
Richmond Heights Blue Richmond Heights August 26, 2006[19] 618
Rock Road Red Pagedale July 31, 1993[17] 1,408
Shiloh–Scott† Red Shiloh June 23, 2003[24] 549
Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44† Blue St. Louis August 26, 2006[19] 1,523
Skinker Blue St. Louis August 26, 2006[19] 887
Stadium Red
Blue 		St. Louis July 31, 1993[17] 1,180
Sunnen Blue Maplewood August 26, 2006[19] 243
Swansea Red Swansea May 5, 2001[18] 370
UMSL North Red Normandy July 31, 1993[17] 385
UMSL South Red Normandy July 31, 1993[17] 516
Union Station Red
Blue 		St. Louis July 31, 1993[17] 1,142
University City–Big Bend Blue University City August 26, 2006[19] 486
Washington Park Red
Blue 		Washington Park May 5, 2001[18] 599
Wellston Red Wellston July 31, 1993[17] 848
* Primary transfer station
† Terminals

See also

References

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  12. ^ "Construction underway on 5-mile MetroLink extension from Scott AFB to MidAmerica Airport". STLPR. December 28, 2023. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  13. ^ Vallely, Jerry (June 10, 2022). "Northside-Southside MetroLink Corridor Study Agreement Approved". BSD. Archived from the original on September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  14. ^ "Northside-Southside TAA" (PDF). East-West Gateway Council of Governments. Aecom. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  15. ^ "Station Area Profiles". Bi-State Development Agency. 2014. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
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  19. ^ Llorico, Abby (July 31, 2018). "MetroLink gets creative in opening first new station in more than a decade". KSDK. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  20. ^ Goodrich, Robert (April 27, 1994). "East St. Louis Starring in MetroLink". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  21. ^ Tipton, Virgil (June 22, 1994). "Takeoff: MetroLink Opens Lambert Stop Saturday". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  22. ^ "2nd MetroLink Station Opens at Lambert". St. Louis Business Journal. December 23, 1998. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  23. ^ "Shiloh-Scott MetroLink Station Grand Opening Today" (PDF) (Press release). Bi-State Development Agency. June 21, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2006.
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