Civic Center station (MetroLink)

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Civic Center
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Civic Center station platform
General information
Location1413 Spruce Street
St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates 38°37′30″N90°12′11″W / 38.624925°N 90.203170°W / 38.624925; -90.203170
Owned by Bi-State Development Agency
Operated by Metro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Bus stands17 [1]
Connections
Construction
Structure typeBelow-grade
Bicycle facilities Racks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 31, 1993 (1993-07-31) [2]
Rebuilt2017
Passengers
20182,217 daily
Rank5 out of 38
Services
Preceding station St Louis MetroLink Logo.svg MetroLink Following station
Union Station Blue Line Stadium
Union Station Red Line Stadium
Location
Civic Center station (MetroLink)

Civic Center station is a light rail station on the Red and Blue lines of the St. Louis MetroLink system. [3] This below-grade station is located near 14th and Spruce streets near Interstate 64. It is the primary transfer station for MetroBus and serves regional bus routes operated by Madison County Transit. Additionally, the station adjoins the Gateway Transportation Center which has intercity services provided by Amtrak, Greyhound, and others.

Contents

The security center and waiting area built in 2017 seen behind Civic Center in 2024 Civic Center MetroLink 2024.png
The security center and waiting area built in 2017 seen behind Civic Center in 2024

On August 14, 2017, MetroBus service returned to the station after an extensive renovation of the bus station portion of Civic Center. It included multiple new bus bays, a security center, an indoor waiting area and public restrooms. [4]

Station layout

Civic Center's platform is accessed via stairs and a ramp from the MetroBus transfer and another ramp from the Gateway Transportation Center.

Bus connections

Civic Center is a major MetroBus transfer and also serves several regional Madison County Transit routes at adjacent stops on Spruce Street. [3] [5]

MetroBus

Madison County Transit

Public artwork

In 2018, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Wheels by Claudia Cuesta and Bill Baker for this station. The stainless steel work is a highly visible site marker that integrates the different forms of transportation at this station. Wheels minimal footprint and the inscribed poem from T. S. Eliot invites people to circle the sculpture as they read the poem, creating the fourth wheel. [6]

Notable places nearby

References

  1. "Metro Transit Center: Bus Bay Layout" (PDF), Metro Transit , p. 7, December 2024, 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. Lock-green.svg
  3. 1 2 "Civic Center Station". Metro Transit – Saint Louis. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  4. Hibbard, Matthew (July 18, 2017). "Special Events Planned Ahead of Civic Center Transit Center Reopening". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  5. "Bus Schedules – Madison County Transit" . Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  6. "Wheels". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2022.