Grand station (MetroLink)

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Grand
Metrolink train pulling into Grand.jpg
Metrolink train pulling into Grand station, as seen from above in 2006
General information
Location3560 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
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg MetroBus Missouri: 70 [1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking60 spaces [2]
Bicycle facilities Racks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 31, 1993 (1993-07-31) [3]
Rebuilt2012
Passengers
20182,535 daily
Rank4 out 38
Services
Preceding station St Louis MetroLink Logo.svg MetroLink Following station
Cortex
toward Shrewsbury
Blue Line Union Station
toward Fairview Heights
Cortex
toward Lambert Airport
Red Line Union Station
toward Shiloh–Scott

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, which runs electric, articulated buses. [5]

Contents

A former elevator shaft seen in 2011 during the viaduct demolition St Louis MetroLink - Grand Station without elevator towers.jpg
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.

GStreet levelEntrance/exit, buses
P
Platform level		Westbound←       Blue Line toward Shrewsbury (Cortex)
←       Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Cortex)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound      Red Line toward Shiloh–Scott (Union Station) →
      Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (Union Station) →

Public artwork

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. 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. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Missouri System Map" (PDF) (Map). Metro Transit . November 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  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. Lock-green.svg
  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.
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