Blue Line (St. Louis MetroLink)

The Blue Line is the newer and shorter line of the MetroLink light rail service in Greater St. Louis. It serves 25 stations across three counties and two states.

Blue Line
Blue Line train passing by downtown Clayton
Overview
Other name(s)Cross County Extension
StatusOperational
OwnerBi-State Development Agency
LocaleGreater St. Louis, Missouri–Illinois, U.S.
Termini
Stations25
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemSt. Louis MetroLink
Operator(s)Metro Transit
History
OpenedAugust 26, 2006
Previous namesShrewsbury Branch
Technical
Line length24 mi (39 km)
CharacterElevated, subway, at-grade
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 750 V DC
Route map
Blue Line highlighted in blue
Shrewsbury–Lansdowne
I-44
Sunnen
Maplewood–Manchester
Brentwood I-64
Richmond Heights
Clayton
Forsyth
University City–Big Bend
Skinker
 
Red Line
to Lambert Airport
Forest Park–DeBaliviere
Central West End
Cortex
I-64 / US 40
Grand
Ewing Yard
I-64 / US 40
Union Station
Civic Center
Stadium
8th & Pine
Convention Center
I-44
Laclede's Landing
Eads Bridge over
the Mississippi River
MO
IL
East Riverfront
5th & Missouri
Emerson Park
Joyner-Kersee Center
29th Street Yard
Washington Park
I-255 / US 50
Fairview Heights
Red Line
to Shiloh–Scott

All stations are accessible
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