Central West End station

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Central West End
Central West End Station 2023.jpg
An eastbound Blue Line train at Central West End
General information
Location410 South Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates 38°38′09″N90°15′45″W / 38.635963°N 90.262489°W / 38.635963; -90.262489
Owned by Bi-State Development
Operated by Metro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Bus stands11 [1]
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg MetroBus Missouri: 1, 8, 10, 13, 18, 42, 57X, 58X, 59, 95, 410X [2]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilities Racks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 31, 1993 (1993-07-31) [3]
Rebuilt2021
Passengers
20184,885 daily
Rank1 out of 38
Services
Preceding station St Louis MetroLink Logo.svg MetroLink Following station
Forest Park–DeBaliviere
toward Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44
Blue Line Cortex
toward Fairview Heights
Forest Park–DeBaliviere
toward Lambert Airport Terminal 1
Red Line Cortex
toward Shiloh–Scott
Location
Central West End station

Central West End station is a light rail station on the Red and Blue lines of the St. Louis MetroLink system. [4] This at-grade station is located in the Central West End neighborhood just southeast of the intersection of Euclid Avenue and Children's Place. This station also serves a large MetroBus transfer and is the most used station on the MetroLink system. [5]

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History

A westbound Blue Line train enters the tunnel beneath the Washington University Medical Center CWE West Entrance.jpg
A westbound Blue Line train enters the tunnel beneath the Washington University Medical Center

In April 2021, Metro, in partnership with the Washington University School of Medicine and BJC HealthCare, completed a major upgrade to the station. Included was a new glass canopy covering 60% of the platform, a glass elevator outside of the path of pedestrian travel, a WUSM welcome center at the Euclid level entrance and exit, the main stairwell was widened from 6 feet (1.8 m) to 10 feet (3.0 m), additional lighting and fencing was added, and the station aesthetic was modified to match adjacent hospital buildings. [6]

Station layout

The station can be accessed by stairs or an elevator at the west end of the platform near Euclid Avenue and Children's Place. The Central West End MetroBus Center is located on the ground level of the Barnes-Jewish staff parking garage and is accessible via lighted walkway from the east end of the platform.

UUpper levelWest entrance/exit, hospital access
P
Platform level		Westbound←       Blue Line toward Shrewsbury (Forest Park–DeBaliviere)
←       Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Forest Park–DeBaliviere)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound      Red Line toward Shiloh–Scott (Cortex) →
      Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (Cortex) →
GStreet levelEast entrance/exit, bus bays

Public artwork

In 2000, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Ohne Titel by Olafur Eliasson for installation in the tunnel near this station. The 60 aluminum lamp housings with colored acrylic lenses and fluorescent lamps work together to create dabs of glowing colors that span the tunnel wall in an evenly spaced spectrum. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bus Bays" (PDF). Metro Transit . January 2021. p. 7. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Missouri System Map" (PDF) (Map). Metro Transit . November 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  3. ↑ 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. Lock-green.svg
  4. ↑ "Central West End Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Central West End Station Improvement Project". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  6. ↑ "CWE Metro Station Renovation". Planning & Projects. December 10, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Ohne Titel". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
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