Wellston station is a light rail station on the Red Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system.[4] An at-grade station with 243 park-and-ride spaces, it primarily serves commuters. The station's name reflects its location: the inner-ring suburb of Wellston, Missouri.
Wellston | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Wellston station eastbound platform with a passing westbound train, November 2018 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 6402 Plymouth Avenue Wellston, Missouri | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°40′08″N 90°17′54″W / 38.668867°N 90.298377°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Bi-State Development | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Transit | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  MetroBus Missouri: 94[1] | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 242 spaces[2] | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Rack, St. Vincent Greenway | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | July 31, 1993[3] | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 848 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 21 out of 38 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
In 2023, Great Rivers Greenway completed a .53-mile (about .85 km) extension to the St. Vincent Greenway between Trojan Park and Robert L. Powell Place. The greenway parallels Stephen Jones Avenue and then Plymouth Avenue where it connects with this station.[5]
Station layout
editWellston is the only MetroLink station with split platforms. The westbound platform is north of Plymouth Avenue while the eastbound platform is to the south. Each platform can be reached via a ramp from Plymouth.
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Westbound | ← Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Rock Road) |
| Eastbound | Red Line toward Shiloh–Scott (Delmar Loop) → |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Street | Entrance/exit, park and ride lot, bus bays |
Public art
editIn 2013, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Everyone Appreciates a Punctual Train by Mary Lucking for this station. The bronze figurines represent animals, unconcerned with schedules, who live by the natural rhythms set by the sun and the seasons. This artwork depicts a fantastical reality in which these animals share the wait with us and commiserate with our desire to move time forward despite the unmoving clock hands.[6]
Notable places nearby
editReferences
edit- ^ "Missouri System Map" (PDF) (Map). Metro Transit. November 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ "System Addresses". Metro Transit. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Wellston Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "St. Vincent Greenway: Trojan Park to Robert L. Powell Place". Great Rivers Greenway. January 4, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ "Everyone Appreciates a Punctual Train". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
External links
edit
  | This Missouri train station-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |