Green Line (St. Louis MetroLink)

The Green Line is a planned expansion of the MetroLink light rail system in St. Louis. The north/south running line will be at-grade street running with a dedicated lane and powered by overhead catenary lines.

Green Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Jefferson Alignment Northside/Southside
Status	Planned
Owner	Bi-State Development Agency
Locale	Greater St. Louis, Missouri–Illinois, U.S.
Termini	Grand Boulevard/Fairground Park Chippewa Street
Stations	10
Service
Type	Light rail
System	St. Louis MetroLink
Operator(s)	Metro Transit
Technical
Line length	5.8 mi (9.3 km)
Character	At-grade street running
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 750 V DC
Route map Legend Grand Boulevard/Fairgrounds Park St. Louis Avenue Cass Avenue Martin Luther King Drive Market Street I-64 Scott Avenue spur to Ewing Yard Scott Avenue/Ewing Yard Red Blue TRRA, Union Pacific Railroad Park Avenue I-44 Gravois/Sidney Street Cherokee Street Chippewa Street All stations will be accessible This diagram: view talk edit

History[edit]

The need for a 3rd MetroLink line running was first officially identified in the year 2000, with additional plans being proposed by the East-West Gateway Council of Governments in the years 2008 and 2018.^[1][2] On March 24, 2023 the Bi-State Development Agency was authorized to plan, design, and develop a route for what was known as the at the time at the "Jefferson Alignment MetroLink Expansion" project, that was based off of the 2018 plan. ^[3][4][5] On February 29, 2024 the current routing and stations were approved, thus making Metro Transit able to apply for federal funding. ^[6][7][8][9] The capital cost is expected to cost $800 million - $1.1 billion. The estimated annual operating and maintenance costs are expected to be $8-9 million. ^[10]

Route[edit]

The line will run for 5.8 miles (9.3 km) along Jefferson Avenue and terminates at Grand Boulevard / Fairground Park in the north and Chippewa Street in the south. The line will be completely street running in a dedicated lane. A planned Infill station at the Ewing Yard will allow transfers to the Red Line and the Blue Line.

Stations[edit]

Future extension[edit]

North County Connector[edit]

This extension would be a Phase II to the Jefferson Alignment and continue from the Grand/Fairground station along Natural Bridge Avenue toward North St. Louis County. This route would initially continue the fixed rail upgrade to Metro's high-volume #4 bus route along Natural Bridge.^[11] In February 2023, Metro announced four routes for consideration by area residents:^[12]

1. Goodfellow/West Florissant. This route would continue along Natural Bridge Avenue, turn north on Goodfellow Boulevard and then head northwest along West Florissant Avenue ending at the North County Transit Center.
2. Jennings Stations/Halls Ferry. This route would continue along Natural Bridge Avenue, turn north on Jennings Station Road and then head northwest along Halls Ferry Road ending at the North County Transit Center.
3. Lucas-Hunt/Halls Ferry. This route would continue along Natural Bridge Avenue, turn north on Lucas-Hunt Road and then head northwest along Halls Ferry Road ending at the North County Transit Center.
4. Natural Bridge/Florissant. This route would continue along Natural Bridge Avenue with a transfer to the existing Red Line at the UMSL–North station. The route would then continue north through Ferguson on Florissant Road ending at Hereford Avenue.

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