MetroLink System Map MetroLink is alight rail system that serves theGreater St. Louis area in the United States. The 46-mile (74.0 km) system has two lines and is operated byMetro Transit , an enterprise of theBi-State Development Agency .[ 1] [ 2]
MetroLink currently has 38 stations; 13 are served only by theRed Line , nine only by theBlue Line , and the other 16 by both lines. Thirteen stations are located in theCity of St. Louis ; 14 inSt. Louis County ; and 11 inSt. 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 theNorth Hanley and5th & Missouri stations.[ 5] Lambert Airport Main opened.[ 6] East Riverfront in 1994,Lambert Airport East in 1998, andCortex in 2018.[ 7] [ 8] Shiloh-Scott station nearScott Air Force Base .[ 9] Forest Park–DeBaliviere andShrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44 stations viaClayton, Missouri .[ 10]
A 5.2-mile (8.4 km) extension of theRed Line fromShiloh-Scott toMidAmerica St. Louis Airport inMascoutah , Illinois broke ground in 2023 and is expected to be operational in early 2026.[ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
Interior view of the 8th & Pine subway station indowntown St. Louis Platform at Clayton station in 2023 A train at the Terminal 1 station atSt. Louis Lambert International Airport East Riverfront station in 2008 A view of the brick arches in the historicSt. 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[ 14] Opened Weekday ridership[ 4] 5th & Missouri Red Blue East St. Louis July 31, 1993 [ 15] 1,323 8th & Pine Red Blue St. Louis July 31, 1993 [ 15] 1,382 Belleville Red Belleville May 5, 2001 [ 16] 534 Brentwood I-64 Blue Brentwood August 26, 2006 [ 17] 916 Central West End Red Blue St. Louis July 31, 1993 [ 15] 4,885 Civic Center Red Blue St. Louis July 31, 1993 [ 15] 2,217 Clayton Blue Clayton August 26, 2006 [ 17] 913 College Red Belleville May 5, 2001 [ 16] 509 Convention Center Red Blue St. Louis July 31, 1993 [ 15] 1,309 Cortex Red Blue St. Louis July 31, 2018 [ 18] 900 Delmar Loop Red St. Louis July 31, 1993 [ 15] 1,692 East Riverfront Red Blue East St. Louis May 14, 1994 [ 19] 567 Emerson Park Red Blue East St. Louis May 5, 2001 [ 16] 1,094 Fairview Heights †Red Blue Fairview Heights May 5, 2001 [ 16] 1,611 Forest Park–DeBaliviere *Red Blue St. Louis July 31, 1993 [ 15] 3,711 Forsyth Blue University City August 26, 2006 [ 17] 362 Grand Red Blue St. Louis July 31, 1993 [ 15] 2,535 Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center Red Blue East St. Louis May 5, 2001 [ 16] 462 Laclede's Landing Red Blue St. Louis July 31, 1993 [ 15] 563 Lambert Airport Terminal 1 †Red St. Louis June 25, 1994 [ 20] 1,060 Lambert Airport Terminal 2 Red St. Louis December 23, 1998 [ 21] 380 Maplewood–Manchester Blue Maplewood August 26, 2006 [ 17] 770 Memorial Hospital Red Belleville May 5, 2001 [ 16] 304 North Hanley Red Berkeley July 31, 1993 [ 15] 2,713 Richmond Heights Blue Richmond Heights August 26, 2006 [ 17] 618 Rock Road Red Pagedale July 31, 1993 [ 15] 1,408 Shiloh–Scott †Red Shiloh June 23, 2003 [ 22] 549 Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44 †Blue St. Louis August 26, 2006 [ 17] 1,523 Skinker Blue St. Louis August 26, 2006 [ 17] 887 Stadium Red Blue St. Louis July 31, 1993 [ 15] 1,180 Sunnen Blue Maplewood August 26, 2006 [ 17] 243 Swansea Red Swansea May 5, 2001 [ 16] 370 UMSL North Red Normandy July 31, 1993 [ 15] 385 UMSL South Red Normandy July 31, 1993 [ 15] 516 Union Station Red Blue St. Louis July 31, 1993 [ 15] 1,142 University City–Big Bend Blue University City August 26, 2006 [ 17] 486 Washington Park Red Blue Washington Park May 5, 2001 [ 16] 599 Wellston Red Wellston July 31, 1993 [ 15] 848
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