railroad.wikisort.org - Station

Delmar Loop is a St. Louis MetroLink station.[2] This station is adjacent to the Delmar Loop entertainment district that straddles St. Louis and St. Louis County and includes 362 park and ride spaces. Nearby attractions include the restored Tivoli Theater as well as the Pageant concert venue along with the numerous restaurants and shops that line Delmar Boulevard. Directly adjacent to the stop is the North Campus of Washington University.

Delmar Loop
MetroLink light rail station
General information
Location	660 Rosedale Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63112
Coordinates	38.655653°N 90.294591°W / 38.655653; -90.294591
Owned by	Bi-State Development Agency
Operated by	Metro Transit
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Bus stands	6
Connections	MetroBus MO: 2, 16, 91, 97
Construction
Structure type	Below-grade
Parking	362 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Rack
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	July 31, 1993[1]
Passengers
2018	1,692 daily
Rank	6 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station Wellston toward Lambert Airport Terminal 1 Red Line Forest Park–DeBaliviere toward Shiloh–Scott

The Loop Trolley system, a heritage streetcar service that travels along Delmar Boulevard and DeBaliviere Avenue to Forest Park, and operates from about April to October, has a stop adjacent to the entrance of the MetroLink station.[3]

History

The station is located below the Wabash Railroad's Delmar Boulevard station, which closed in 1970.

Arts in Transit

In 1997, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work TileLink by Catharine Magel for installation along the pedestrian path between the park and ride lot and the station. TileLink demonstrates how the impact of public art can be a rallying point for the revitalization of neighborhoods and communities. TileLink was the first permanent artwork installation commissioned by Arts in Transit.[4]

In 2003, the Arts in Transit program commissioned another work nearby the station along the Pageant walkway. Titled Vertical Loop and created by Ron Fondaw, the piece is an installation of seven sculptures composed of colorful, three-dimensional, fiberglass objects designed to reflect the dynamic commercial district known as the Delmar Loop.[5]

In 2009, Arts in Transit commissioned another work for the station. Titled Hive and created by Janet Lofquist, the honeycomb structure, made of weathering steel, is a symbol for the collective spirit of the community. Starting as a beehive shape, the hexagonal geometry transitions into a spiral of growth and ends in an abstracted question mark. The weathered steel suggests an industrial past and contrasts with the white cell interiors.[6]

2022 Flooding

On July 26, 2022, the Delmar Loop and Forest Park-DeBaliviere stations were flooded in a catastrophic flash flooding event that shut the system down for close to 72 hours.[7] Damage to the stations, rolling stock, ballast, signaling infrastructure, fiber optics, etc. is estimated to be $40 million.[8]

On September 5, 2022, Metro announced new schedules to accommodate repairs being made to the system. It is estimated repairs could take six months or longer.[9]

Station layout

The platforms can be accessed via stairs or ramps from Hodiamont Avenue, Des Peres Avenue, and the park and ride lot off of Rosedale Avenue.

G	Street level	Entrance/exit, buses, parking
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	←      Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Wellston)
	Eastbound	←      Red Line toward Shiloh – Scott (Forest Park – DeBaliviere) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

External links

• St. Louis Metro

---