Grand station (MetroLink)

For other stations named Grand, see Grand station.

Grand
Upper level of Grand station in 2025
General information
Location	3560 Scott Avenue St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates	38°37′46″N90°14′07″W / 38.629467°N 90.235272°W / 38.629467; -90.235272
Owned by	Bi-State Development
Operated by	Metro Transit
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Bus stands	2
Connections	MetroBus Missouri: 70 [1]
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	60 spaces [2]
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	July 31, 1993 (1993-07-31) [3]
Rebuilt	2012
Passengers
2018	2,535 daily
Rank	4 out 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station Cortex toward Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44 Blue Line Union Station toward Fairview Heights Cortex toward Lambert Airport Terminal 1 Red Line Union Station toward Shiloh–Scott
Location

Grand station is a light rail station on the Red and Blue lines of the St. Louis MetroLink system. ^[4] This at-grade station is situated beneath the Grand Boulevard viaduct and connects to the region's busiest bus line, the #70 Grand. ^[5]

A former elevator shaft seen in 2011 during the viaduct demolition

In 2011, the station was temporarily closed to permit the demolition of the Grand Boulevard viaduct and the station's original 1993 elevator towers and stairs. A temporary station was employed while the bridge was replaced and a new MetroLink station was constructed. The new station and transfer center underneath the completed viaduct opened on August 20, 2012. ^[6]

Station layout

Grand is accessible by two elevators and sets of stairs that provide access to both northbound and southbound Grand Boulevard and a ramp on Scott Avenue.

Public artwork

Garden Under the Bridge in 2025

In 2012, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Garden Under the Bridge by Barbara Grygutis for installation under the Grand Boulevard viaduct near the station. ^[7] In the center of the transit plaza, two “seed pod forms” create a gateway to the station and illuminate the surrounding area with electric-blue light. LED lighting embedded in the pavers work in concert with this main sculpture. ^[8]

Notable places nearby

• Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
• Chaifetz Arena
• City Foundry
• Contemporary Art Museum
• Fox Theatre
• Grand Center Arts District
• Harris–Stowe State University
• Powell Hall
• Saint Louis University
• Saint Louis University Hospital
• Topgolf

References

1. "70 Grand Route Map" (PDF) (Map). Metro Transit . November 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
2. "System Addresses". Metro Transit . 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.
4. "Grand Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
5. "Electric Buses". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
6. Leiser, Ken (August 20, 2012). "Grand MetroLink station reopens". STLtoday.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
7. "Garden Under the Bridge". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
8. "GARDEN UNDER THE BRIDGE, Grand Metrolink Station, Saint Louis, Missouri. Sculpture by artist Barbara Grygutis #PublicArt". Barbara Grygutis Sculpture LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2025.

External links

• Grand station
• Metro St. Louis
• Media related to Grand (St. Louis MetroLink) at Wikimedia Commons