Convention Center station (MetroLink)

Convention Center station is a St. Louis MetroLink subway station.[2] This station is located in Downtown St. Louis and primarily serves the Dome and convention facilities at America's Center, the Marriott St. Louis Grand Hotel, and the Washington Avenue Loft District.

Convention Center
Convention Center station platform
General information
Location600 North 6th Street
St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates38.630224°N 90.189362°W / 38.630224; -90.189362
Owned byBi-State Development
Operated byMetro Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 31, 1993 (1993-07-31)[1]
Passengers
20181,309 daily
Rank12 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station
8th & Pine
toward Shrewsbury
 Blue Line Laclede's Landing
toward Fairview Heights
8th & Pine
toward Lambert Airport
 Red Line Laclede's Landing
toward Shiloh–Scott

The station was built within the historic St. Louis Freight Tunnel that originally opened in 1874. Built to carry train traffic between the Eads Bridge and the Mill Creek Valley rail yards,[3] it saw its last train (Amtrak) in 1974. Renovation of the tunnels began in 1991 to prepare them for the opening of MetroLink in 1993. In 1992, just east of this station, a portion of the tunnel beneath Washington Avenue and Broadway collapsed, injuring no one.[4]

On January 20, 2023, Metro Transit announced that Convention Center would undergo a full rehabilitation.[5] These improvements include updating elevator, escalator and stair access, lighting upgrades, improved signage and way-finding, a deep cleaning, and general infrastructure upgrades like new walls and flooring.[6]

Station layout

The station's westbound platform is accessed via an entrance in the base of the former Stix, Baer, and Fuller flagship department store building, now known as The Laurel. The westbound side can also be accessed via a set of subway stairs on the northeast corner of 6th Street and Washington Avenue. The eastbound platform is accessed via a set of subway stairs, an escalator, and an elevator in the public plaza of 600 Washington in addition to another set of subway stairs across 6th Street.

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

Public artwork

In 1997, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Birds in Flight by artists Peter Tao, Helen Lee, and Stuart and Stacey Morse for installation in the tunnel between the Convention Center and Laclede's Landing stations. The painted panels are meant to mimic the motion of a flying bird.[7]

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. icon of an open green padlock
  2. "Convention Center 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 27, 2022.
  5. Thomas, Jasmine (January 20, 2023). "Periodic Changes to Evening and Weekend MetroLink Service". Metro Transit – Saint Louis. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  6. "Transit Infrastructure Improvements". Metro Transit – Saint Louis. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  7. "Birds In Flight". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2022.


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