Gateway Transportation Center

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Gateway Transportation Center
St. Louis, MO
St Louis Amtrak Station.jpg
A view of the rail platform at St. Louis's Gateway Station
General information
Location430 South 15th Street
St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates 38°37′27″N90°12′13″W / 38.62417°N 90.20361°W / 38.62417; -90.20361
Owned byCity of St. Louis
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Train operators BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak
Bus stands10
Bus operators
Connections
Construction
Parking42 spaces
Bicycle facilities Racks
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: STL
IATA code ZSV
History
Opened12 November 2008 (2008-11-12)
Passengers
FY 2023321,780 [3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Terminus Lincoln Service Alton
toward Chicago
Arcadia Valley
toward Los Angeles or San Antonio
Texas Eagle
Kirkwood
toward Kansas City
Missouri River Runner Terminus
Location
Gateway Transportation Center

The Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center, also known as Gateway Station, is a rail and bus terminal station in the Downtown West neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Opened in 2008 and operating 24 hours a day, it serves Amtrak trains and Greyhound and Burlington Trailways interstate buses. Missouri's largest rail transportation station, it is located one block east of St. Louis Union Station.

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Gateway Station cost $31.4 million [lower-alpha 1] to build, [5] and after more than a year of delays it fully opened on November 19, 2008. The station's unique design has won several awards, including 2009 St. Louis Construction News and Real Estate's Regional Excellence Award, [6] 2008 Best New Building by the Riverfront Times , [7] and the 2009 Award of Merit - Illuminating Engineering Society Illumination Awards. [8]

Services

A Lincoln Service train shortly after arriving in St. Louis in 2024 Gateway Platforms 2024.jpg
A Lincoln Service train shortly after arriving in St. Louis in 2024

Gateway Station serves as a hub for Amtrak and intercity bus service with connections to local buses and trains available at the neighboring Civic Center Transit Center.

Amtrak

Of the 13 Missouri stations served by Amtrak, St. Louis was the busiest in FY2017, seeing an average of over 1,000 passengers daily. The station is served by Amtrak's Missouri River Runner , Lincoln Service , and the Texas Eagle , [9] with a total of 14 trains daily. All but the Texas Eagle originate or terminate at the station.

Intercity Bus

Intercity bus services are provided by Amtrak Thruway, [10] Greyhound Lines, [11] Burlington Trailways [12] and Megabus. [13]

Gateway Station is located next to the Civic Center Transit Center which serves MetroLink's Red and Blue lines and multiple MetroBus lines. It takes about 30 minutes to travel to St. Louis Lambert International Airport via the Red Line.

Previous Amtrak facilities in St. Louis

Created in 1971, Amtrak originally operated from St. Louis Union Station. However, when it became apparent that there were no longer enough trains serving St. Louis to justify the use of such a large facility, Union Station was abandoned in November 1978. Amtrak then moved to a modular structure two blocks east, at 550 S. 16th St; the new station was originally approved on a site west of Union Station in 1976, with a budget of $6.4 million. [lower-alpha 2] [14] Intended for temporary use, this station—soon dubbed "Amshack"—remained in service for 26 years, even after Union Station reopened and long past the end of its useful life. [15] On December 20, 2004, Amtrak moved across the street to 551 South 16th Street, a 4,000-square-foot (370 m2) masonry and steel "interim" structure built at an estimated cost of $600,000. [lower-alpha 3] The building now houses Amtrak operating and mechanical crews. [16]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ equivalent to $44.4 million in 2023 [4]
  2. ↑ equivalent to $34.3 million in 2023 [4]
  3. ↑ equivalent to $967,865in 2023 [4]

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