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 31st, 1993 between the North Hanley and 5th & Missouri stations.[5] The remainder of this initial 17-mile (27 km) alignment was completed on June 25th, 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 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) expansion of the Red Line from Shiloh-Scott to MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah broke ground in 2023 and is expected to be operational by 2025.[11][12] In Missouri, Metro and local leaders are planning a line that would run between North and South St. Louis with a potential extension into North St. Louis County.[13][14]
Stations
* | Primary transfer station |
† | Terminals |
See also
References
- ↑ "System Profile". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ↑ "What We Do". BSD. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- ↑ "Central West End Station Improvement Project". Metro Transit – Saint Louis. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- 1 2 "MetroLink Percent Change in Ridership 2011 to 2018". public.tableau.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ↑ "World.nycsubway.org: St. Louis, Missouri". Nycsubway.org. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ↑ Tipton, Virgil (June 22, 1994). "Takeoff: MetroLink Opens Lambert Stop Saturday". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ↑ "UrbanRail.Net > North America > USA > Missouri > St. Louis Metrolink". www.urbanrail.net. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Soon-to-open Cortex MetroLink Station is more than just another stop, say regional transit leaders". STLPR. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Metro – Inside MetroLink". Metro. Archived from the original on September 11, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
- ↑ "Metro Announces August 26 Grand Opening Date for Cross County MetroLink Extension" (PDF) (Press release). Metro. August 7, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
- ↑ "When will MetroLink extension to MidAmerica Airport be complete? How much will it cost? - MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) | Mascoutah, IL". flymidamerica.com. July 14, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ↑ Menn, Mackenzie (November 21, 2022). "MetroLink Expansion in Illinois is on Track". St. Clair County Transit District. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ↑ Vallely, Jerry (June 10, 2022). "Northside-Southside MetroLink Corridor Study Agreement Approved". BSD. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ↑ Schlinkmann, Mark (February 18, 2023). "Bi-State reveals possible North County MetroLink routes". STLtoday.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ↑ "Station Area Profiles". Bi-State Development Agency. 2014. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Hick, Virginia Baldwin; Franklin, Donald E. (August 3, 1993). "Riders Pack MetroLink on First Workday". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Leiser, Ken (May 4, 2001). "Bi-State Braces for Big Weekend of Free Fares". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Metro Announces August 26 Grand Opening Date for Cross County MetroLink Extension" (PDF) (Press release). Bi-State Development Agency. August 7, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2007.
- ↑ Llorico, Abby (July 31, 2018). "MetroLink gets creative in opening first new station in more than a decade". KSDK. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ↑ Goodrich, Robert (April 27, 1994). "East St. Louis Starring in MetroLink". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ↑ Tipton, Virgil (June 22, 1994). "Takeoff: MetroLink Opens Lambert Stop Saturday". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ↑ "2nd MetroLink Station Opens at Lambert". St. Louis Business Journal. December 23, 1998. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ↑ "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.
External links
- Metro – Official website for Metro Transit
- Citizens for Modern Transit – St. Louis transit advocacy group
- Bi-State Development – Official website for Bi-State Development
- St. Clair County Transit District – Official website for the St. Clair County Transit District
- Arts in Transit Website