Forsyth station

Forsyth is a St. Louis MetroLink station.[2] This below-grade, open-air station is located at the intersection of Forest Park Parkway and Forsyth Boulevard on the border of University City and Clayton.

Forsyth
MetroLink light rail station
General information
Location7411 Forsyth Boulevard
Clayton, Missouri 63105
Coordinates38.649061°N 90.328117°W / 38.649061; -90.328117
Owned byBi-State Development Agency
Operated byMetro Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeBelow-grade
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesRack
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 26, 2006[1]
Passengers
2018362 daily
Rank36 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station
Clayton
toward Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44
 Blue Line University City–Big Bend
toward Fairview Heights

The station primarily serves Washington University's West Campus, The Ritz-Carlton Saint Louis, and downtown Clayton.

The station includes the sculpture Hoi Polloi by Lindsey Stouffer. Its perforated stainless-steel screens appear to shimmer as people walk by, thanks to an optical illusion known as the moiré effect. At night, the screens are lit from within, diffusing light like enormous lanterns. The screens also provide some protection from the elements. Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work in 2006.[3]

Station layout

The platforms are reached by stairs on Forsyth Boulevard's south side and by stairs and switchback ramps on its north side. Half of the platform is under the Forsyth overpass for shelter.

G Street level Entrance/exit and buses
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound ←      Blue Line toward Shrewsbury – Lansdowne (Clayton)
Eastbound ←      Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (University City – Big Bend) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

References
  1. "Next Stop: Shrewsbury". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 20, 2006. p. C2. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Forsyth Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  3. "Hoi Polloi". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved 2022-10-03.


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