Grand station (MetroLink)

Grand

MetroLink light rail station

Grand station in 2006

General information
Location| 3560 Scott Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63110
Coordinates| 38°37′46″N 90°14′07″W﻿ / ﻿38.629467°N 90.235272°W﻿ / 38.629467; -90.235272Coordinates: 38°37′46″N 90°14′07″W﻿ / ﻿38.629467°N 90.235272°W﻿ / 38.629467; -90.235272
Owned by| Bi-State Development Agency
Operated by| Metro Transit
Platforms| 1 island platform
Tracks| 2
Bus stands| 2
Connections|  MetroBus MO: 70
Construction
Structure type| At-grade
Parking| 60 spaces
Bicycle facilities| Racks
Disabled access| Yes
History
Opened| July 31, 1993[1]
Rebuilt| 2012
Passengers
2018| 2,535 daily
Rank| 4 out 38
Services
| Preceding station  |  MetroLink | Following station

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Cortex

toward Lambert Airport Terminal 1

|  | Red Line |  | Union Station

toward Shiloh–Scott

Cortex

toward Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44

|  | Blue Line |  | Union Station

toward Fairview Heights

Grand is a St. Louis MetroLink station.[2] The station consists of a single island platform situated beneath the Grand Boulevard viaduct. The station was renovated beginning in 2011 and reopened in late 2012.[3]

The station is near Saint Louis University and Grand Center and connects to the region's busiest bus line on Grand Boulevard, the #70, which runs fully electric, articulated buses.[4]

In 2012, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Garden Under the Bridge by Barbara Grygutis for installation under the Grand Boulevard viaduct near the station. In the center of the transit plaza, two “seed pod forms” create a gateway to the station and illuminate the surrounding area with electric-blue light. LED lighting embedded in the pavers work in concert with this main sculpture.[5]

## Contents

* 1 Reconstruction
* 2 Station layout
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Reconstruction

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Cavity where an elevator shaft used to be on the platform, 2011, the station has since been rebuilt and is operational

In March 2011, the station was temporarily closed to permit the demolition of the Grand Boulevard viaduct and the station's original 1993 elevator towers and stairs. A temporary station was employed while the bridge was replaced during an 18-24 month construction project. The project also included the construction of a new MetroLink station. The new expanded and improved station and transfer center on Scott Avenue underneath the completed viaduct opened on August 20, 2012.

## Station layout

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Grand is accessible by two elevators and sets of stairs that provide access to both northbound and southbound Grand Boulevard and a ramp on Scott Avenue.

G | Street level  | Exit/entrance and buses

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Platform level | Westbound | ←  Blue Line toward Shrewsbury – Lansdowne (Cortex)
←  Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Cortex)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound | ← Red Line toward Shiloh – Scott (Union Station) →
← Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (Union Station) →

## References

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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.
2. ^ "Grand Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
3. ^ Leiser, Ken. "Grand MetroLink station reopens". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
4. ^ "Electric Buses". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
5. ^ "Garden Under the Bridge". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved 2022-10-03.

## External links

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* St. Louis Metro
* Grand Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

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