Civic Center station (MetroLink)

For other stations named Civic Center, see Civic Center station.
Civic Center
Civic Center station platform
General information
Location1413 Spruce Street
St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates38°37′30″N 90°12′11″W / 38.624925°N 90.203170°W / 38.624925; -90.203170
Owned byBi-State Development Agency
Operated byMetro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Bus stands17[1]
Connections
Construction
Structure typeBelow-grade
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 31, 1993 (1993-07-31)[4]
Rebuilt2017
Passengers
20182,217 daily
Rank5 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station
Union Station
toward Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44
 Blue Line Stadium
toward Fairview Heights
Union Station
toward Lambert Airport Terminal 1
 Red Line Stadium
toward Shiloh–Scott
Location
Map

Civic Center station is a light rail station on the Red and Blue lines of the St. Louis MetroLink system.[5] This below-grade station is located near 14th and Spruce streets near Interstate 64. It is also the primary transfer station for MetroBus and serves bus routes operated by Madison County Transit. Additionally, the station adjoins the Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center which has intercity services provided by Amtrak, Greyhound, and others.

The security center and waiting area built in 2017 seen behind Civic Center in 2024

On August 14, 2017, MetroBus service returned to the station after an extensive renovation of the bus station portion of Civic Center. It included multiple new bus bays, a security center, an indoor waiting area and public restrooms.[6]

  1. ^ "Bus Bays" (PDF). Metro Transit. January 2021. p. 7. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Missouri System Map" (PDF) (Map). Metro Transit. November 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "System Map" (PDF) (Map). Madison County Transit. August 15, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  4. ^ 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. Free access icon
  5. ^ "Civic Center Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  6. ^ Hibbard, Matthew (July 18, 2017). "Special Events Planned Ahead of Civic Center Transit Center Reopening". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved September 12, 2022.