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Metro Transit is an enterprise of the Bi-State Development Agency and operates public transportation services in the St. Louis region. In 2023, the system had an annual ridership of 19,528,200, or about 64,600 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.
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 ...
MetroLink (reporting mark BSDA) is a light rail system [7] [8] that serves the Greater St. Louis area. Operated by Metro Transit in a shared fare system with MetroBus, [9] the two-line, 38-station system runs from St. Louis Lambert International Airport and Shrewsbury in Missouri to Scott Air Force Base in Illinois.
The need for a north/south MetroLink line was first identified during the East-West Gateway Council of Governments three corridor study in the year 2000. [1] Officials identified a northern locally perfered alternative (LPA) that would have connected downtown St. Louis to St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley that would have cost $485.5 million. [2]
The Blue Line is the newer and shorter line of the MetroLink light rail service in Greater St. Louis.It serves 25 stations across three counties and two states.. While officially light rail, the Blue Line features many characteristics of a light metro, semi-metro or rapid transit service, [1] including a completely independent right of way, a higher top speed, and level boarding at all platforms.
MetroBus is a public bus service operated by Metro Transit that serves the Greater St. Louis area. In 2023, the service had an annual ridership of 12,531,400, or about 41,400 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.
Ewing Yard with some SD-400 and SD-460 cars. Metro Transit, the public transit operator in the Greater St. Louis area, operates two rail yards for the MetroLink light rail system, four bus depots for MetroBus and Metro Call-A-Ride services, and one streetcar barn for the Loop Trolley.
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. [4] On April 8, 2024, Metro Transit closed the 8th & Pine station for rehabilitation including upgraded stair access, elevators, lighting, and way-finding.