Forsyth station
Forsyth station is a St. Louis MetroLink station.[2] Located at the intersection of Forest Park Parkway and Forsyth Boulevard near the border of University City and Clayton, it primarily serves the West Campus of Washington University in St. Louis, The Ritz-Carlton Saint Louis, and downtown Clayton.
Forsyth | |||||||||||
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Forsyth station eastbound platform | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 7411 Forsyth Boulevard Clayton, Missouri | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°38′57″N 90°19′41″W / 38.649061°N 90.328117°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Bi-State Development | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Transit | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Rack | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | August 26, 2006[1] | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 362 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 36 out of 38 | ||||||||||
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Station layout Edit
The station is below grade but open air with the platforms partially beneath the Forsyth overpass for shelter. The platforms are reached by stairs on Forsyth's south side and by stairs and circular switchback ramps on its north side.
| G | Street level | Entrance/exit |
| P Platform level | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Westbound | ← Blue Line toward Shrewsbury (Clayton) | |
| Eastbound | Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (University City – Big Bend) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Public artwork Edit
In 2006, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Hoi Polloi by Lindsey Stouffer for this station. Its perforated stainless-steel screens appear to shimmer as people walk by, due to an optical illusion known as the moiré effect. At night, the screens are lit from within, diffusing light like enormous lanterns.[3]
References Edit
- ^ "Next Stop: Shrewsbury". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 20, 2006. p. C2. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Forsyth Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ "Hoi Polloi". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
External links Edit
- St. Louis Metro
- Forsyth station satellite view