Cortex station
Cortex station is a St. Louis MetroLink station.[2] It opened on July 31, 2018, as an infill station just east of Boyle Ave in the Cortex Innovation Community in St. Louis' Central West End neighborhood. It was built as a public-private partnership between the Bi-State Development Agency (Metro), Washington University in St. Louis, BJC HealthCare, and the City of St. Louis.[3]
Cortex station entrance seen from the Brickline Greenway.
Cortex | ||||||||||||||||
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 Cortex station in 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | 448 South Boyle Avenue St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38.633700°N 90.251124°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Bi-State Development | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Transit | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks, Brickline Greenway | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | July 31, 2018[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 900 daily | |||||||||||||||
| Rank | 19 out of 38 | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
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In partnership with Great Rivers Greenway, the first segment of the Brickline Greenway was opened with the new station. Eventually the Brickline will travel between the Gateway Arch and Forest Park in addition to North and South St. Louis.[3][4]
Station layout
The platform is accessed via a single entrance from a plaza adjacent to the Brickline Greenway.
| Westbound | ← Blue Line toward Shrewsbury (Central West End) ← Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Central West End) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | |
| Eastbound | Red Line toward Shiloh–Scott (Grand) → Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (Grand) → |
| Street | Entrance/exit, Brickline Greenway |
References
- Petrin, Kae M. (July 31, 2018). "Cortex MetroLink stop opens with promises of tech job growth". St. Louis Public Radio (KWMU). Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- "Cortex Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- "Cortex MetroLink Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- "Brickline Greenway – Great Rivers Greenway". greatriversgreenway.org. March 11, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
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