Delmar Loop station

Delmar Loop station is a St. Louis MetroLink station.[5] This station is adjacent to the Delmar Loop entertainment district that straddles St. Louis and St. Louis County. Nearby attractions include the restored Tivoli Theater as well as the Pageant concert venue along with the numerous restaurants and shops that line Delmar Boulevard. Directly adjacent to the stop is the North Campus of Washington University in St. Louis.

Delmar Loop
Delmar Loop station platforms as seen from above
General information
Location660 Rosedale Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates38.655653°N 90.294591°W / 38.655653; -90.294591
Owned byBi-State Development
Operated byMetro Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Bus stands6[1]
ConnectionsBus transport MetroBus Missouri: 2, 16, 91, 97[2]
Loop Trolley
Construction
Structure typeBelow-grade
Parking362 spaces[3]
Bicycle facilitiesRack
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 31, 1993 (1993-07-31)[4]
Passengers
20181,692 daily
Rank6 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station
Wellston
toward Lambert Airport
 Red Line Forest Park–DeBaliviere
toward Shiloh–Scott

The Loop Trolley, a seasonally operated heritage streetcar service that travels along Delmar Boulevard and DeBaliviere Avenue, has a stop adjacent to the entrance of the MetroLink station.[6]

History

The station is located below the Wabash Railroad's Delmar Boulevard station, which closed in 1970.

2022 Flooding

On July 26, 2022, the Forest Park-DeBaliviere and Delmar Loop stations were flooded in a catastrophic flash flooding event that shut down the system for close to 72 hours and caused nearly $40 million in damage.[7][8] On September 5, 2022, Metro announced new schedules to accommodate repairs being made to the system.[9]

Damage near the Delmar Loop station included roughly 5 miles (8.0 km) of track bed, a communications room and a two-car train.[10] Both train cars were a total loss but repairs have been completed on the track bed and communications room. Trains are expected to return to a full schedule when repairs are completed at the Forest Park-DeBaliviere signal house in fall 2023.[10]

Station layout

The platforms can be accessed via stairs or ramps from Hodiamont Avenue, Des Peres Avenue, and the park and ride lot off of Rosedale Avenue.

G Street level Entrance/exit, bus bays, park and ride lot
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound ←      Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Wellston)
Eastbound ←      Red Line toward Shiloh–Scott (Forest Park–DeBaliviere) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Public artwork

In 1997, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work TileLink by Catharine Magel for installation along the pedestrian path between the park and ride lot and the station. TileLink demonstrates how the impact of public art can be a rallying point for the revitalization of neighborhoods and communities. TileLink was the first permanent artwork installation commissioned by Arts in Transit.[11]

In 2003, the Arts in Transit program commissioned another work nearby the station along the Pageant walkway. Titled Vertical Loop and created by Ron Fondaw, the piece is an installation of seven sculptures composed of three-dimensional, fiberglass objects designed to reflect the Delmar Loop.[12]

In 2009, Arts in Transit commissioned another work for the station. Titled Hive and created by Janet Lofquist, the honeycomb structure, made of weathering steel, is a symbol for the collective spirit of the community. Starting as a beehive shape, the hexagonal geometry transitions into a spiral of growth and ends in an abstracted question mark. The weathered steel suggests an industrial past and contrasts with the white cell interiors.[13]

References
  1. "Bus Bays" (PDF). Metro Transit. January 2021. p. 11. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  2. "Missouri System Map" (PDF) (Map). Metro Transit. November 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  3. "System Addresses". Metro Transit. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  4. 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
  5. "Delmar Loop Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  6. "STL Loop Trolley". STL Loop Trolley. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  7. Lindsey (August 16, 2022). "MetroLink Flood Damage Update". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  8. Schrappen, Colleen. "MetroLink to resume full service, but cost for flood repairs could double". STLtoday.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  9. Lindsey (September 1, 2022). "MetroLink Changes Starting September 5: Blue Line Service to Operate Between Shrewsbury and Forest Park". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  10. Jerry (August 9, 2023). "Flood Update: Metro Transit Receives $27.7 Million in Disaster Relief Funding". Metro Transit – Saint Louis. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  11. "TileLink". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  12. "Vertical Loop". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  13. "Hive". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
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