Central West End station
Central West End is a St. Louis MetroLink station, located in the Central West End just southeast of the intersection of Euclid Avenue and Children's Place. This station services the Washington University Medical Center, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children's Hospital, and St. Louis University High (by crossing the pedestrian bridge that spans the highway). Central West End is the most traveled station in the Metrolink system.
Central West End | ||||||||||||||||
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MetroLink light rail station | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | 410 South Euclid Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63110 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38.635954°N 90.262288°W | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Bi-State Development Agency | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Transit | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | Island platform | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | yes | |||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | July 31, 1993 | |||||||||||||||
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Passengers (2007) | 6,232 daily ![]() | |||||||||||||||
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Station layout
Bus connections at this station are located in the new West End Metrobus Center, adjacent to the platform and is accessible via lighted walkway at the east end of the platform. The MetroBus Center is located on the ground level of the Barnes-Jewish staff parking garage. All bus routes that serve the Central West End Transit Center, which is accessible on a lighted path from the east end of the platform.
G | Street level | Exit/entrance and buses |
P Platform level |
Westbound | ← Blue Line toward Shrewsbury – Lansdowne (Forest Park–DeBaliviere) ← Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Forest Park–DeBaliviere) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Eastbound | Red Line toward Shiloh – Scott (Cortex) → Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (Cortex) → |