UMSL–South station
UMSL–South station is a St. Louis MetroLink station.[3] This station serves the primarily academic South Campus of the University of Missouri–St. Louis (UMSL). It features 130 park and ride spaces.[4]
UMSL–South | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 7798 Natural Bridge Road Normandy, Missouri | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38.705325°N 90.305251°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Bi-State Development | ||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Transit | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Bus stands | 4 | ||||||||||
Connections | MetroBus Missouri: 4[1] | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Parking | 130 spaces | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | July 31, 1993[2] | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2018 | 516 daily | ||||||||||
Rank | 29 out of 38 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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In 2023, the United States Department of Agriculture announced it would build a $115 million food safety laboratory next to the station on the site of the former Immaculate Heart Convent. It is expected to open in 2025.[5]
Station layout
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Westbound | ← Red Line toward Lambert Airport (UMSL–North) |
Eastbound | Red Line toward Shiloh–Scott (Rock Road) → |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Street level | Entrance/exit, bus bays, park and ride lot |
Public artwork
In 2014, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Changing Identities by Catharine Magel for this station. Changing Identities honors four individuals killed in a bus crash and reflects on the spiritual and eternal aspects of human nature, our connection to the universe, and our solitary journeys through life.[6]
References
- "Missouri System Map" (PDF) (Map). Metro Transit. November 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- 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.
- "UMSL South Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- "Park-Ride". Metro Transit – Saint Louis. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- Barker, Jacob (May 24, 2023). "New USDA food safety lab breaks ground in Normandy". STLtoday.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- "Changing Identities". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 9, 2022.