Grand station (MetroLink)

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]

Grand
MetroLink light rail station
Grand station in 2006
General information
Location3560 Scott Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63110
Coordinates38.629467°N 90.235272°W / 38.629467; -90.235272
Owned byBi-State Development Agency
Operated byMetro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Bus stands2
Connections MetroBus MO: 70
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking60 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 31, 1993[1]
Rebuilt2012
Passengers
20182,535 daily
Rank4 out 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station
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

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]

Reconstruction
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

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
P
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
  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.


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