Wellston station

Wellston
Wellston station eastbound platform with a passing westbound train, November 2018
General information
Location	6402 Plymouth Avenue Wellston, Missouri
Coordinates	38°40′08″N90°17′54″W / 38.668867°N 90.298377°W / 38.668867; -90.298377
Owned by	Bi-State Development
Operated by	Metro Transit
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MetroBus Missouri: 94 [1]
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	242 spaces [2]
Bicycle facilities	Rack, St. Vincent Greenway
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	July 31, 1993 (1993-07-31) [3]
Passengers
2018	848 daily
Rank	21 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station Rock Road toward Lambert Airport Terminal 1 Red Line Delmar Loop toward Shiloh–Scott
Location

Wellston station is a light rail station on the Red Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system. ^[4] An at-grade station with 243 park-and-ride spaces, it primarily serves commuters. The station's name reflects its location: the inner-ring suburb of Wellston, Missouri.

In 2023, Great Rivers Greenway completed a .53-mile (0.85 km) extension to the St. Vincent Greenway between Trojan Park and Robert L. Powell Place. The greenway parallels Stephen Jones Avenue and then Plymouth Avenue where it connects with this station. ^[5]

Station layout

Wellston is the only MetroLink station with split platforms. The westbound platform is north of Plymouth Avenue while the eastbound platform is to the south. Each platform can be reached via a ramp from Plymouth.

Public art

In 2013, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Everyone Appreciates a Punctual Train by Mary Lucking for this station. ^[6] The bronze figurines represent animals, unconcerned with schedules, who live by the natural rhythms set by the sun and the seasons. This artwork depicts a reality in which these animals share the wait with us and commiserate with the desire to move time forward despite the unmoving clock hands. ^[7]

Notable places nearby

• St. Vincent Greenway

References

1. "Wellston Station", Metro Transit , December 2024, 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. "Wellston Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
5. "St. Vincent Greenway: Trojan Park to Robert L. Powell Place". Great Rivers Greenway. January 4, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
6. "Everyone Appreciates a Punctual Train". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
7. "Mary Lucking Studio | Everyone Appreciates a Punctual Train". www.marylucking.lizardacres.com. Retrieved April 29, 2025.

External links

• Metro St. Louis
• Wellston station