University City–Big Bend | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 7000 Forest Park Parkway University City, Missouri | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°39′06″N 90°18′55″W / 38.65170°N 90.31524°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Bi-State Development Agency | ||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Transit | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | MetroBus Missouri: 5 [1] | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Racks | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | August 26, 2006[2] | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2018 | 486 daily | ||||||||||
Rank | 31 out of 38 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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University City–Big Bend station is a light rail station on the Blue Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system. [3] This subway station is located beneath the intersection of Big Bend Boulevard and Forest Park Parkway and primarly serves passengers arriving on foot from nearby universities and surrounding neighborhoods.
The station's entrances are clad in brick that matches neighboring buildings on Washington University's campus.
The station has an entrance at each corner of the intersection of Forest Park Parkway and Big Bend Boulevard, with an elevator at the northwest entrance, stairs at the southwest entrance, and ramps at the two eastern entrances. The station is located within the Big Bend Tunnel. [4]
G | Street level | Entrance/exit, bus stop |
P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Westbound | ← Blue Line toward Shrewsbury ( Forsyth) | |
Eastbound | Blue Line toward Fairview Heights ( Skinker) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right |