Maplewood–Manchester station

Maplewood–Manchester station is a St. Louis MetroLink station.[4] It is located on Manchester Road (Route 100) between South Hanley Road and Laclede Station Road in Maplewood, Missouri and serves residents and businesses in the surrounding area.

Maplewood–Manchester
Maplewood–Manchester station viaduct
General information
Location7911 Manchester Road
Maplewood, Missouri
Coordinates38.614139°N 90.331426°W / 38.614139; -90.331426
Owned byBi-State Development
Operated byMetro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Bus stands4[1]
ConnectionsBus transport MetroBus Missouri: 31, 57[2]
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesRack
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 26, 2006 (2006-08-26)[3]
Passengers
2018770 daily
Rank22 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station
Sunnen
toward Shrewsbury
 Blue Line Brentwood I-64
toward Fairview Heights

Walkways built along its viaducts connect to large industrial facilities to the north and south including Post Holdings, Caleres, and Sunnen Products. The Maplewood Commons shopping center can be accessed via a pedestrian crossing over the tracks further north. Most passengers arrive at this station on foot or by bus as there is no park and ride lot.

Station layout

Maplewood-Manchester is an elevated station accessed by an elevator and stairs on the north side of Manchester Road and stairs on the south side of Manchester.

P
Platform level		 Westbound ←      Blue Line toward Shrewsbury (Sunnen)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound ←      Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (Brentwood I-64) →
G Street level Entrance/exit, bus bays

Public artwork

In 2007, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work If You Lived Here You’d be Home by Janet Zweig for this station. Two sculptures illuminate both sides of the station viaduct. The artwork seen while entering Maplewood from the west is the word “MAPLEWOOD” written forwards. The letterforms were created from new construction materials, referencing the renovations occurring in Maplewood and the city's future. While leaving Maplewood from the east, commuters will be presented with that same sign; however, it is “reflected” and is constructed of salvaged materials from two local houses that were demolished. This reflected side is meant to remind viewers of Maplewood’s past.[5]

References
  1. "Bus Bays" (PDF). Metro Transit. January 2021. p. 16. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  2. "Missouri System Map" (PDF) (Map). Metro Transit. November 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  3. "Next Stop: Shrewsbury". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 20, 2006. p. C2. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. icon of an open green padlock
  4. "Maplewood-Manchester Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  5. "If You Lived Here You'd be Home". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2022.


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