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MetroLink (St. Louis)

MetroLink
St Louis MetroLink Logo.svg
St Louis Metrolink train.jpg
A MetroLink train leaving Union Station.
Overview
Locale St. Louis Metropolitan Area
Transit type Light rail
Number of lines 2
Number of stations 37
Daily ridership 53,123 (FY 2013)
Headquarters St. Louis, Missouri
Operation
Began operation July 31, 1993 (1993-07-31)
Operator(s) Bi-State Development Agency
dba Metro Transit
Reporting marks BSDA
Number of vehicles 87
Train length 2 articulated vehicles
Headway 5 Minutes
Technical
System length 46 mi (74 km)
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge)
Electrification Overhead lines, 750 V DC
Average speed 24.7 mph (40 km/h)
Top speed 65 mph (105 km/h)
St. Louis MetroLink System Map
Blue Line
Red Line
 
Shrewsbury–Lansdowne
Sunnen
Lambert Terminal 1
Maplewood-Manchester
Lambert Terminal 2
Brentwood I-64
North Hanley
Richmond Heights
UMSL North
Clayton
UMSL South
Forsyth
Rock Road
University City–Big Bend
Wellston
Skinker
Delmar Loop
Forest Park–DeBaliviere
Central West End
Grand
Union Station
Civic Center
Stadium
8th & Pine
Convention Center
Laclede's Landing
Mississippi River
Missouri
Illinois
East Riverfront
5th & Missouri

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