Laclede's Landing is the easternmost station in Missouri, located on the lower deck of the Eads Bridge before crossing the Mississippi River into Illinois. The station sits at the east portal of the St. Louis Freight Tunnel, constructed in 1874 to carry trains between the Eads Bridge and the Mill Creek Valley rail yards,[4] it saw its last train (Amtrak) in 1974. The tunnel was refurbished in 1991 in preparation for the opening of MetroLink, which uses the route to connect Illinois and Missouri via downtown St. Louis.[5]
The Gateway Arch seen from the platform at Laclede's Landing.
The station is known for its historic brickwork that frames the Gateway Arch from the platform level.[6]
The station consists of a single island platform with an entrance on either end: one on Rue de L'Eglise (2nd Street) at the west end with stairs and an elevator and one on 1st Street at the east end with only stairs.
In 2013, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Build by Beliz Brother for this station. The aluminum panels are meant to represent the drawings James Eads used to construct his namesake bridge.[7]
Referencesedit
^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.
^"Laclede's Landing Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
^"Public Transportation". Gateway Arch National Park (U.S. National Park Service). Retrieved June 6, 2023.
^Primm, James, Neal (2010). Lion of the Valley, St. Louis, Missouri 1764–1980 (3rd ed.). United States: Missouri Historical Society Press. pp. 289–292. ISBN978-1-883982-25-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^"St. Louis Freight Tunnel". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
^"Explore St. Louis Attractions on Laclede's Landing". Laclede's Landing Association. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
^"Build". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
laclede, landing, station, louis, metrolink, station, located, near, laclede, landing, gateway, arch, national, park, downtown, louis, missouri, national, park, service, recommends, visitors, accessing, arch, public, transportation, this, station, pine, statio. Laclede s Landing station is a St Louis MetroLink station 2 It is located near Laclede s Landing and Gateway Arch National Park in Downtown St Louis Missouri The National Park Service recommends visitors accessing the Arch via public transportation use this station or the 8th amp Pine station 3 Laclede s LandingLaclede s Landing station platformGeneral informationLocation200 Washington AvenueSt Louis MissouriCoordinates38 37 46 N 90 11 03 W 38 629473 N 90 184108 W 38 629473 90 184108Owned byBi State DevelopmentOperated byMetro TransitPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeElevatedBicycle facilitiesRiverfront TrailAccessibleYesHistoryOpenedJuly 31 1993 1993 07 31 1 Previous namesArch Laclede s LandingPassengers2018563 dailyRank26 out of 38ServicesPreceding station MetroLink Following stationConvention Centertoward Shrewsbury Blue Line East Riverfronttoward Fairview HeightsConvention Centertoward Lambert Airport Red Line East Riverfronttoward Shiloh ScottLaclede s Landing is the easternmost station in Missouri located on the lower deck of the Eads Bridge before crossing the Mississippi River into Illinois The station sits at the east portal of the St Louis Freight Tunnel constructed in 1874 to carry trains between the Eads Bridge and the Mill Creek Valley rail yards 4 it saw its last train Amtrak in 1974 The tunnel was refurbished in 1991 in preparation for the opening of MetroLink which uses the route to connect Illinois and Missouri via downtown St Louis 5 The Gateway Arch seen from the platform at Laclede s Landing The station is known for its historic brickwork that frames the Gateway Arch from the platform level 6 Contents 1 Station layout 2 Public artwork 3 References 4 External linksStation layout editThe station consists of a single island platform with an entrance on either end one on Rue de L Eglise 2nd Street at the west end with stairs and an elevator and one on 1st Street at the east end with only stairs P Platform level Westbound Blue Line toward Shrewsbury Convention Center Red Line toward Lambert Airport Convention Center Island platform doors will open on the leftEastbound Red Line toward Shiloh Scott East Riverfront Blue Line toward Fairview Heights East Riverfront G Street level Entrance exitPublic artwork editIn 2013 Metro s Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Build by Beliz Brother for this station The aluminum panels are meant to represent the drawings James Eads used to construct his namesake bridge 7 References edit 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 nbsp Laclede s Landing Station metrostlouis org Retrieved September 12 2022 Public Transportation Gateway Arch National Park U S National Park Service Retrieved June 6 2023 Primm James Neal 2010 Lion of the Valley St Louis Missouri 1764 1980 3rd ed United States Missouri Historical Society Press pp 289 292 ISBN 978 1 883982 25 6 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link St Louis Freight Tunnel Bridgehunter com Retrieved September 12 2022 Explore St Louis Attractions on Laclede s Landing Laclede s Landing Association Retrieved September 12 2022 Build Arts in Transit Inc Retrieved October 3 2022 External links editSt Louis Metro This article related to Metro Transit St Louis is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This Missouri train station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laclede 27s Landing station amp oldid 1158996202, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
