St. Louis Commuter Rail
| St. Louis Commuter Rail | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Type | Commuter rail |
| Status | Currently in the planning stage |
| Locale | Greater St. Louis |
| Operation | |
| Operator(s) | Bi-State Development Agency |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 80 miles (Projected) |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
The St. Louis Commuter Rail is a series of proposed commuter rail lines being developed by Metro's Moving Transit Forward Plan.
According to Metro, there are only about 80 miles of corridors being considered. Commuter rail lines were in Metro's plans in 1994 when voters approved a one-fourth cent transit sales tax, but official dropped them later because the cost was not worth the benefit and the fare would be expensive.
The 2010 Moving Transit Forward long-range plan proposes corridors running from the Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center near downtown St. Louis. The options (which are dependent on the successful completion of planned Amtrak high-speed rail routes) could run to Alton, Illinois, and Eureka or Pacific, Missouri. The use of existing high-speed rail infrastructure would mean costs could be limited to building stations, purchasing trains and operating the service.
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