Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44 station

Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44 station is a St. Louis MetroLink station.[5] It is located on Lansdowne Avenue at River Des Peres Boulevard in St. Louis near its boundary with Shrewsbury in St. Louis County. The city limits between the two communities runs through the northern portion of the 800 space park and ride lot. The station is also a large MetroBus transfer and is equipped with a kiss and ride area and 25 long term spaces. The station primarily serves River Des Peres Park and the dense residential neighborhoods in southwest St. Louis and Shrewsbury.

Shrewsbury-Lansdowne I-44 platform

Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44
Shrewsbury station platform, seen from below
General information
Location7201 Lansdowne Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates38.59366°N 90.31947°W / 38.59366; -90.31947
Owned byBi-State Development Agency
Operated byMetro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Bus stands10[1]
ConnectionsBus transport MetroBus Missouri: 9, 11, 16, 17, 21, 30, 46, 56, 101[2]
Construction
Structure typeEmbankment
Parking825 spaces[3]
Bicycle facilitiesRacks, River des Peres Greenway
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 26, 2006 (2006-08-26)[4]
Passengers
20181,523 daily
Rank8 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station
Terminus Blue Line Sunnen
toward Fairview Heights

Station layout

The station has an elevated island platform that is accessed by a staircase and switchback ramp on the north end of the platform and an elevator and another staircase on the south end.

P
Platform level		 Eastbound      Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (Sunnen) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left / right
Eastbound      Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (Sunnen) →
G Street level Entrance/exit, bus bays, park and ride lot

Public artwork

In 2006, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the sculpture Aquilone by Doug Hollis for installation on the embankment next to the station. The steel and aluminum sculptures are composed of tetrahedral wind-vanes that frame smaller, perforated wind sails that rotate independently, animating the entire surface. The whole piece turns into the wind as the nine sculptures dance with each other.[6]

In 2014, the Arts in Transit program commissioned a second sculpture for the station by artist Ben Fehrmann called London. It's made out of 900, 13-foot tall stainless steel rods and was placed in the station's passenger plaza.[7]

Previous extension proposal

The platform at this station is designed to accommodate a future extension, either via the River des Peres to the southeast or more southerly toward South County Center. This extension is called MetroSouth and is one of the original Cross County Corridors.[8] Currently, there are no plans to advance studies on this alignment as the region focuses on a route within the city of St. Louis that would run primarily on Jefferson and Natural Bridge Avenues.[9]

References
  1. "Bus Bays" (PDF). Metro Transit. January 2021. p. 23. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  2. "Missouri System Map" (PDF) (Map). Metro Transit. November 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  3. "System Addresses". Metro Transit. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  4. "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
  5. "Shrewsbury-Lansdowne I-44 Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  6. "Aquilone". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  7. "London". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  8. MetroLink Planning (East-West Gateway Council of Governments)
  9. Schlinkmann, Mark (November 17, 2021). "St. Louis County back in picture for north-south MetroLink expansion". STLtoday.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
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