Wellston station

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Wellston
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Wellston station eastbound platform with a passing westbound train, November 2018
General information
Location6402 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
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg MetroBus Missouri: 94 [1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking242 spaces [2]
Bicycle facilities Rack, St. Vincent Greenway
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 31, 1993 (1993-07-31) [3]
Passengers
2018848 daily
Rank21 out of 38
Services
Preceding station St Louis MetroLink Logo.svg MetroLink Following station
Rock Road
toward Lambert Airport Terminal 1
Red Line Delmar Loop
toward Shiloh–Scott
Location
Wellston station

Wellston station is a light rail station on the Red Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system. [4] This at-grade station primarily serves commuters featuring 243 park and ride spaces. The station gets its name from the inner-ring suburb of Wellston, Missouri where it is located.

Contents

In 2023, Great Rivers Greenway completed a .53-mile (about .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 located north of Plymouth Avenue while the eastbound platform is located to the south. Each platform can be accessed via a ramp from Plymouth.

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound←       Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Rock Road)
Eastbound      Red Line toward Shiloh–Scott (Delmar Loop) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
StreetEntrance/exit, park and ride lot, bus bays

Public artwork

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Missouri System Map" (PDF) (Map). Metro Transit . November 2019. Retrieved May 26, 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. ↑ "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.


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