Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44 station is a light rail station on the Blue Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system.[5] This station is located on an embankment near Lansdowne Avenue and River Des Peres Boulevard in St. Louis near its boundary with Shrewsbury in St. Louis County. The city limits between the two communities runs through the northern portion of the 800 space park and ride lot.
The station has an island platform that is accessed by a staircase and switchback ramp on the north end of the platform and an elevator and another staircase on the south end.
In 2006, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the sculpture Aquilone by Doug Hollis for installation on the embankment next to the station. The steel and aluminum sculptures are composed of tetrahedral wind-vanes that frame smaller, perforated wind sails that rotate independently, animating the entire surface. The whole piece turns into the wind as the nine sculptures dance with each other.[6]
In 2014, the Arts in Transit program commissioned a second sculpture for the station by artist Ben Fehrmann called London. It's made out of 900, 13-foot tall stainless steel rods and was placed in the station's passenger plaza.[7]
The platform at this station is designed to accommodate a future extension, either via the River Des Peres to the southeast or more southerly toward South County Center. Called MetroSouth, this extension was originally Segment 2 of the Cross County corridor.[8] Currently, there are no plans to advance studies on this alignment as the region focuses on a route within the city of St. Louis that would run primarily on Jefferson and Natural Bridge avenues.[9]
Referencesedit
^"Bus Bays" (PDF). Metro Transit. January 2021. p. 23. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
^"Missouri System Map" (PDF) (Map). Metro Transit. November 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
^"System Addresses". Metro Transit. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
^"Next Stop: Shrewsbury". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 20, 2006. p. C2. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Shrewsbury-Lansdowne I-44 Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
^"Aquilone". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
^"London". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
^Schlinkmann, Mark (November 17, 2021). "St. Louis County back in picture for north-south MetroLink expansion". STLtoday.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
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St. Louis Metro
January 01, 1970
shrewsbury, lansdowne, station, light, rail, station, blue, line, louis, metrolink, system, this, station, located, embankment, near, lansdowne, avenue, river, peres, boulevard, louis, near, boundary, with, shrewsbury, louis, county, city, limits, between, com. Shrewsbury Lansdowne I 44 station is a light rail station on the Blue Line of the St Louis MetroLink system 5 This station is located on an embankment near Lansdowne Avenue and River Des Peres Boulevard in St Louis near its boundary with Shrewsbury in St Louis County The city limits between the two communities runs through the northern portion of the 800 space park and ride lot Shrewsbury Lansdowne I 44Shrewsbury station platform seen from belowGeneral informationLocation7201 Lansdowne AvenueSt Louis MissouriCoordinates38 35 37 N 90 19 10 W 38 59366 N 90 31947 W 38 59366 90 31947Owned byBi State Development AgencyOperated byMetro TransitPlatforms1 island platformTracks2Bus stands10 1 ConnectionsMetroBus Missouri 9 11 16 17 21 30 46 56 101 2 ConstructionStructure typeEmbankmentParking825 spaces 3 Bicycle facilitiesRacks River Des Peres GreenwayAccessibleYesHistoryOpenedAugust 26 2006 2006 08 26 4 Passengers20181 523 dailyRank8 out of 38ServicesPreceding station MetroLink Following station Terminus Blue Line Sunnentoward Fairview Heights The station is also a large MetroBus transfer and is equipped with a kiss and ride area and 25 long term spaces Shrewsbury Lansdowne I 44 platform Contents 1 Station layout 2 Public artwork 3 Notable places nearby 4 Previous extension proposal 5 References 6 External linksStation layout editThe station has an island platform that is accessed by a staircase and switchback ramp on the north end of the platform and an elevator and another staircase on the south end P Platform level Eastbound Blue Line toward Fairview Heights Sunnen Island platform doors will open on the left right Eastbound Blue Line toward Fairview Heights Sunnen G Street level Entrance exit bus bays park and ride lotPublic artwork editIn 2006 Metro s Arts in Transit program commissioned the sculpture Aquilone by Doug Hollis for installation on the embankment next to the station The steel and aluminum sculptures are composed of tetrahedral wind vanes that frame smaller perforated wind sails that rotate independently animating the entire surface The whole piece turns into the wind as the nine sculptures dance with each other 6 In 2014 the Arts in Transit program commissioned a second sculpture for the station by artist Ben Fehrmann called London It s made out of 900 13 foot tall stainless steel rods and was placed in the station s passenger plaza 7 Notable places nearby editRiver Des Peres Greenway River Des Peres Park Ted Drews Frozen CustardPrevious extension proposal editThe platform at this station is designed to accommodate a future extension either via the River Des Peres to the southeast or more southerly toward South County Center Called MetroSouth this extension was originally Segment 2 of the Cross County corridor 8 Currently there are no plans to advance studies on this alignment as the region focuses on a route within the city of St Louis that would run primarily on Jefferson and Natural Bridge avenues 9 References edit Bus Bays PDF Metro Transit January 2021 p 23 Retrieved June 1 2023 Missouri System Map PDF Map Metro Transit November 2019 Retrieved June 1 2023 System Addresses Metro Transit Retrieved June 1 2023 Next Stop Shrewsbury The St Louis Post Dispatch August 20 2006 p C2 Retrieved April 15 2021 via Newspapers com nbsp Shrewsbury Lansdowne I 44 Station metrostlouis org Retrieved October 4 2022 Aquilone Arts in Transit Inc Retrieved October 4 2022 London Arts in Transit Inc Retrieved October 4 2022 MetroLink Planning East West Gateway Council of Governments Schlinkmann Mark November 17 2021 St Louis County back in picture for north south MetroLink expansion STLtoday com Retrieved October 4 2022 External links editSt Louis Metro Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shrewsbury Lansdowne I 44 station amp oldid 1218760051, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
