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 8th & Pine station platform | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 323North 8th Street St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°37′41″N90°11′32″W / 38.62805°N 90.19236°W /38.62805; -90.19236 | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Bi-State Development | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Transit | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Madison County Transit: 1X, 5, 14X, 16X[1] | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | July 31, 1993 (1993-07-31)[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 1,382 daily | |||||||||||||||
| Rank | 10 out of 38 | |||||||||||||||
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8th & Pine station is a light rail station on theRed andBlue lines of theSt. Louis MetroLink system.[3] This subway station is located beneath the intersection of 8th and Pine streets in St. Louis'Central Business District.
8th & Pine was built within the historicDowntown Tunnel, constructed in 1874 to carry trains between theEads Bridge and theMill Creek Valley rail yards.[4] The tunnel closed after a finalAmtrak train passed through in 1974. Rehabilitation began in 1991 in preparation for the opening of MetroLink in 1993, which now uses the tunnel to connect communities in Illinois and Missouri via downtown St. Louis.[5]
On April 8, 2024, Metro Transit closed the 8th & Pine station for cleaning and rehabilitation.[6] Major projects included removal of aging escalators, construction of new staircases and upgraded lighting and way-finding. Initially, the project was to take three months but construction crews discovered structural issues in the abutment walls during escalator removal leading to delays.[7][8] During the closure Metro operated a bus shuttle between the 8th & Pine andCivic Center stations.[9] The station re-opened to the public on December 16, 2024.[10]
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The station's westbound platform is accessed via an entrance in the base of the 800 Pine Street building in addition to a set of subway stairs across Pine. The eastbound platform is accessed via an entrance in the base of theLaclede Gas Building and a set of subway stairs on 8th Street near Chestnut Street.
Gateway Arch National Park recommends visitors accessing the park via public transportation use this station or theLaclede's Landing station.[11] Other nearby places of note include:
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