Sunnen station

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Sunnen
Sunnen metrolink.jpg
Sunnen station platform
General information
Location21 Sunnen Drive
Maplewood, Missouri
Coordinates 38°36′27″N90°19′49″W / 38.607558°N 90.330211°W / 38.607558; -90.330211
Owned by Bi-State Development
Operated by Metro Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking96 spaces [1]
Bicycle facilities Rack
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 26, 2006 (2006-08-26) [2]
Passengers
2018243 daily
Rank38 out of 38
Services
Preceding station St Louis MetroLink Logo.svg MetroLink Following station
Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44
Terminus
Blue Line Maplewood–Manchester
Location
Sunnen station

Sunnen station is a light rail station on the Blue Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system. [3] This at-grade station is located on Sunnen Drive adjacent to the only level crossing on the Cross County alignment. It is the least used station on the MetroLink system. [4]

Contents

The station has a park and ride lot with 96 spaces and includes a kiss-and-ride area.

Station layout

The platforms are accessed by stairs and ramps at each end of the station.

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound      Blue Line toward Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44 (Terminus)
Eastbound      Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (Maplewood–Manchester)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
StreetEntrance/exit, park and ride lot

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References

  1. "System Addresses". Metro Transit . Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  2. "Next Stop: Shrewsbury". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch . August 20, 2006. p. C2. Retrieved April 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  3. "Sunnen Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  4. BAE Urban Economics, (October 2012). "East-West Gateway Transit Oriented Development Study pp. 85–86" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)