East Riverfront station

East Riverfront is a St. Louis MetroLink station.[2] The station is located near the Casino Queen and Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park in East St. Louis, Illinois.

East Riverfront
East Riverfront station platform
General information
Location100 South Front Street
East St. Louis, Illinois
Coordinates38.628507°N 90.174765°W / 38.628507; -90.174765
Owned byBi-State Development
Operated byMetro Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking295 spaces[1]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 14, 1994
Rebuilt2023
Passengers
2018567 daily
Rank25 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station
Laclede's Landing
toward Shrewsbury
 Blue Line 5th & Missouri
toward Fairview Heights
Laclede's Landing
toward Lambert Airport
 Red Line 5th & Missouri
toward Shiloh–Scott

East Riverfront was built on a reconstructed viaduct just east of the historic Eads Bridge and is the westernmost station in Illinois before crossing the Mississippi River into Missouri. The station is popular with Illinois commuters and has a park and ride lot with 295 spaces.

On January 24, 2023, Metro announced that East Riverfront would temporarily close on January 30 to accommodate platform rehabilitation and staircase replacement.[3] These improvments were completed and the station reopened on May 29th, 2023.[4]

Station layout

The platforms are accessed from Front Street via a set of stairs and an elevator on either side of the Eads Bridge. The eastbound platform can also be accessed via a ramp from the upper-level pedestrian walkway on the south edge of the bridge.

B Bridge level Eads Bridge sidewalk (access from eastbound platform only)
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound ←      Blue Line toward Shrewsbury (Laclede's Landing)
←      Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Laclede's Landing)
Eastbound ←      Red Line toward Shiloh–Scott (5th & Missouri) →
←      Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (5th & Missouri) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G Street level Entrance/exit, park and ride

References
  1. "System Addresses". Metro Transit. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  2. "East Riverfront Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  3. Thomas, Jasmine (2023-01-24). "East Riverfront MetroLink Station to Temporarily Close Starting January 30". Metro Transit – Saint Louis. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  4. "MetroLink Improvement Projects". Metro Transit – Saint Louis. Retrieved 2023-09-06.


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