Laclede's Landing station

Laclede's Landing station is a St. Louis MetroLink station.[2] It is located near Laclede's Landing and Gateway Arch National Park in Downtown St. Louis, Missouri.

Laclede's Landing
Laclede's Landing station platform
General information
Location200 Washington Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates38.629473°N 90.184108°W / 38.629473; -90.184108
Owned byBi-State Development Agency
Operated byMetro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesRiverfront Trail
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 31, 1993[1]
Previous namesArch Laclede's Landing
Passengers
2018563 daily
Rank26 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station
Convention Center
toward Shrewsbury
 Blue Line East Riverfront
toward Fairview Heights
Convention Center
toward Lambert Airport
 Red Line East Riverfront
toward Shiloh–Scott

Laclede's Landing is the easternmost station in Missouri, located on the lower deck of the Eads Bridge before crossing the Mississippi River into Illinois. The station sits at the east portal of the historic St. Louis Freight Tunnel. Constructed in 1874 to carry trains between the Eads Bridge and the Mill Creek Valley rail yards,[3] it saw its last train (Amtrak) in 1974. Refurbishment of the tunnels began in 1991 in preparation for the opening of MetroLink, which uses the original route to connect Illinois and Missouri via downtown St. Louis.[4]

The Gateway Arch seen from the platform at Laclede's Landing.

The station is well known for its historic brickwork that frames the Gateway Arch from the platform level.[5]

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform with an entrance on either end: one on Rue de L'Eglise (2nd Street) at the west end with stairs and an elevator and one on 1st Street at the east end with only stairs.

P
Platform level		 Westbound ←      Blue Line toward Shrewsbury (Convention Center)
←      Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Convention Center)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound ←      Red Line toward Shiloh–Scott (East Riverfront) →
←      Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (East Riverfront) →
G Street level Exit/entrance

Public artwork

In 2013, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Build by Beliz Brother for this station. The aluminum panels are meant to represent the drawings James Eads used to construct his namesake bridge.[6]

References
  1. 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
  2. "Laclede's Landing Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  3. Primm, James, Neal (2010). Lion of the Valley, St. Louis, Missouri 1764-1980 (3rd ed.). United States: Missouri Historical Society Press. pp. 289–292. ISBN 978-1-883982-25-6.
  4. "St. Louis Freight Tunnel". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  5. "Explore St. Louis Attractions on Laclede's Landing". Laclede's Landing Association. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  6. "Build". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved 2022-10-03.


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