Stadium
Stadium station platforms seen from above
General information
Location400 South 8th Street
St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates38°37′25″N 90°11′41″W / 38.623475°N 90.194615°W / 38.623475; -90.194615
Owned byBi-State Development
Operated byMetro Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeBelow-grade
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 31, 1993 (1993-07-31)[1]
Previous namesBusch Stadium
Passengers
20181,180 daily
Rank13 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station
Civic Center
toward Shrewsbury
 Blue Line 8th & Pine
toward Fairview Heights
Civic Center
toward Lambert Airport
 Red Line 8th & Pine
toward Shiloh–Scott

Stadium station is a light rail station on the Red and Blue lines of the St. Louis MetroLink system.[2] This below-grade station is located between Spruce Street and Clark Avenue along 8th Street.

The west portal of the St. Louis Freight Tunnel at Stadium

Stadium station sits at the west portal of the historic St. Louis Freight Tunnel, constructed in 1874 to carry trains between the Eads Bridge and the Mill Creek Valley rail yards.[3] The tunnel was closed after a final Amtrak train passed through in 1974. Rehabilitation began in 1991 in preparation for the opening of MetroLink in 1993, which now uses the tunnel to connect communities in Illinois and Missouri via downtown St. Louis.[4]

Station layout

Both platforms are connected to Clark Avenue with accessible ramps or stairs. There are also stairs connecting the platforms to Spruce Street.

G Street level Entrance/exit
P
Platform level 		Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound ←      Blue Line toward Shrewsbury (Civic Center)
←      Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Civic Center)
Eastbound ←      Red Line toward Shiloh–Scott (8th & Pine) →
←      Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (8th & Pine) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Public artwork

Out of the Park by Andrews/LeFevre Studios

In 2013, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Out of the Park by Andrews/LeFevre Studios for this station. The anodized aluminum sculpture is a dynamic abstraction of a baseball being hit “out of the park” and echoes the shape and proportions of the Gateway Arch.[5]

Notable places nearby

References

  1. ^ 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. Free access icon
  2. ^ "Stadium Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Primm, James, Neal (2010). Lion of the Valley, St. Louis, Missouri 1764–1980 (3rd ed.). United States: Missouri Historical Society Press. pp. 289–292. ISBN 978-1-883982-25-6.((cite book)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "St. Louis Freight Tunnel". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Out of the Park". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2022.

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