Red Line (St. Louis MetroLink)

Red Line
Eastbound Red Line train traveling through the Central West End
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerBi-State Development Agency
LocaleGreater St. Louis, MissouriIllinois, U.S.
Termini
Stations29
(1 under construction)
Websitemetrostlouis.org/metrolink
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemSt. Louis MetroLink
Operator(s)Metro Transit
Depot(s)Ewing Yard and Shops
29th Street Yard and Shops
History
OpenedJuly 31, 1993 (1993-07-31)
Previous namesLambert Airport Branch
Technical
Line length38 mi (61 km)
CharacterElevated, subway, at-grade
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line750 V DC
Route map
Map Red Line highlighted in red
Lambert Airport Terminal 1
Lambert Airport Terminal 2
I-70.svg I-70
North Hanley
Parking
UMSL–North
UMSL–South
Parking
Rock Road
Parking
Wellston
Parking
Delmar Loop
Loop Trolley Parking
Forest Park–DeBaliviere
Loop Trolley Parking
Central West End
Cortex
Grand
Parking
Union Station
Civic Center
Amtrak
Stadium
8th & Pine
Convention Center
I-44.svg I-44
Laclede's Landing
East Riverfront
Parking
5th & Missouri
Parking
Emerson Park
Parking
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center
Washington Park
Parking
Fairview Heights
Parking
Memorial Hospital
Parking
Swansea
Parking
Belleville
Parking
College
Parking
Shiloh–Scott
MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (via Shiloh–Scott station)Parking
MidAmerica St. Louis Airport
Tracks shared with the Blue Line

Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible

The Red Line is the older and longer line of the MetroLink light rail system in Greater St. Louis. It serves 29 stations across three counties and two states.