Metro Transit (St. Louis)

Metro Transit
A Blue Line MetroLink train approaching downtown Clayton
A Blue Line MetroLink train approaching downtown Clayton
Overview
OwnerBi-State Development Agency
LocaleGreater St. Louis, MissouriIllinois, U.S.
Transit typeBus
Light rail
Streetcar
Paratransit
Number of lines59 bus routes
2 light rail lines
1 streetcar line
Number of stations5,000+ (bus)
38 (light rail)
10 (streetcar)
25 (transit centers)
26 (park and ride lots)
Daily ridership64,600 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[1]
Annual ridership19,528,200 (2023)[2]
12,350 (2024, Loop Trolley)[3]
Chief executiveTaulby Roach
HeadquartersOne Metropolitan Square
211 North Broadway
St. Louis, Missouri, 63102, U.S.
Websitemetrostlouis.org
Operation
Began operationSeptember 20, 1949; 75 years ago (1949-09-20)
Reporting marksBSDA
Number of vehicles25 Siemens SD-400s
50 Siemens SD-460s
237 Diesel buses
24 Electric buses
123 Call-A-Ride vans
2 Gomaco Brill replica streetcars
1 MMTB W2-class streetcar

Metro Transit is an enterprise of the Bi-State Development Agency and operates public transportation services in the St. Louis region. In 2023, the system had an annual ridership of 19,528,200, or about 64,600 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.

  1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Loop Trolley ends season operating within budget and with 44 percent increase in ridership". November 11, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.