Maplewood–Manchester station
Maplewood–Manchester | |||||||||||
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 Maplewood–Manchester station viaduct | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 7911 Manchester Road Maplewood, Missouri | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°36′51″N 90°19′53″W / 38.614139°N 90.331426°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Bi-State Development | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Transit | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bus stands | 4[1] | ||||||||||
| Connections |  MetroBus Missouri: 31, 57[2] | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Embankment | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Rack | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | August 26, 2006[3] | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 770 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 22 out of 38 | ||||||||||
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Maplewood–Manchester station is a light rail station on the Blue Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system.[4] This station is located on an embankment near Manchester Road (Route 100) between South Hanley Road and Laclede Station Road in Maplewood, Missouri.
Station layout
[edit]The station is accessed by an elevator and stairs on the north side of Manchester Road and stairs on the south side of Manchester. Walkways built along its viaducts connect the station to large industrial and retail facilities to the north and south.
| P Platform level |
Westbound | ← Blue Line toward Shrewsbury (Sunnen) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (Brentwood I-64) → | |
| G | Street level | Entrance/exit, bus bays |
Public artwork
[edit]In 2007, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work If You Lived Here You’d be Home by Janet Zweig for this station. Two sculptures illuminate both sides of the station viaduct. The artwork seen while entering Maplewood from the west is the word “MAPLEWOOD” written forwards. The letterforms were created from new construction materials, referencing the renovations occurring in Maplewood and the city's future. While leaving Maplewood from the east, commuters will be presented with that same sign; however, it is “reflected” and is constructed of salvaged materials from two local houses that were demolished. This reflected side is meant to remind viewers of Maplewood’s past.[5]
Notable places nearby
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bus Bays" (PDF). Metro Transit. January 2021. p. 16. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Missouri System Map" (PDF) (Map). Metro Transit. November 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Next Stop: Shrewsbury". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 20, 2006. p. C2. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maplewood-Manchester Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ "If You Lived Here You'd be Home". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
External links
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