8th & Pine station

8th & Pine
8th & Pine station platform
General information
Location	323 North 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	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Madison County Transit: 1X, 5, 14X, 16X [1]
Construction
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
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station Stadium toward Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44 Blue Line Convention Center toward Fairview Heights Stadium toward Lambert Airport Terminal 1 Red Line Convention Center toward Shiloh–Scott
Location

8th & Pine station is a light rail station on the Red and Blue lines of the St. Louis MetroLink system. ^[3] This subway station is located beneath the intersection of 8th and Pine streets in St. Louis' Central Business District.

History

8th & Pine was built within the historic Downtown Tunnel, constructed in 1874 to carry trains between the Eads Bridge and the Mill Creek Valley rail yards. ^[4] The tunnel closed after a final Amtrak 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 and Civic Center stations. ^[9] The station re-opened to the public on December 16, 2024. ^[10]

Station layout

8th & Pine subway stair

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 the Laclede Gas Building and a set of subway stairs on 8th Street near Chestnut Street.

Notable places nearby

Gateway Arch National Park recommends visitors accessing the park via public transportation use this station or the Laclede's Landing station. ^[11] Other nearby places of note include:

• Citygarden
• Downtown St. Louis
• Gateway Mall
• Kiener Plaza
• Old Courthouse
• United States Customhouse and Post Office
• Wainwright Building

References

1. "MCT Fixed Route System Map" (PDF) (Map). Madison County Transit . December 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
2. Lindecke, Fred W. (August 1, 1993). "Area Riders Throng to Try MetroLink". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch . pp. 1A, 6A . Retrieved April 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "8th & Pine Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
4. Primm, James Neal (2010). Lion of the Valley: St. Louis, Missouri 1764–1980 (3rd ed.). United States: Missouri Historical Society Press. pp. 289–292. ISBN   978-1-883982-25-6.
5. "St. Louis Freight Tunnel". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
6. Thomas, Jasmine (March 27, 2024). "8th & Pine Station to Temporarily Close for Station Improvements". Metro Transit – Saint Louis. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
7. Schlinkmann, Mark (March 28, 2024). "8th & Pine MetroLink station in downtown St. Louis to close for three months". STLtoday.com. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
8. Troxell, Karen (October 25, 2024). "MetroLink Station Construction Updates: 8th & Pine and Civic Center". Citizens For Modern Transit. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
9. Thomas, Jasmine (March 27, 2024). "8th & Pine Station to Close for Three Months for Station Improvements". Metro Transit – Saint Louis. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
10. "8th & Pine MetroLink Station Reopens on Monday, December 16". Metro Transit St. Louis. December 13, 2024. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
11. "Directions - Gateway Arch National Park". U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved June 6, 2023.

External links

• 8th & Pine station
• Metro St. Louis
• Media related to 8th & Pine (St. Louis MetroLink) at Wikimedia Commons