The Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center, also known as Gateway Station, is a rail and bus terminal station in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. Opened in 2008 and operating 24 hours a day, it serves Amtrak trains and Greyhound and Burlington Trailways interstate buses. Missouri's largest rail transportation station, it is located one block east of St. Louis Union Station.

Gateway Transportation Center St. Louis, MO
A view of the rail platform at St. Louis' Gateway Station
General information
Location	430 South 15th Street St. Louis, Missouri 63103
Coordinates	38°37′27″N 90°12′13″W
Owned by	City of Saint Louis
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Train operators	Amtrak
Bus stands	10
Bus operators	Amtrak Thruway Burlington Trailways Greyhound Lines Megabus
Connections	Red   Blue  MetroBus MO: 4, 10, 11, 19, 30, 31, 32, 40, 41, 73, 74, 94, 97, 174X MCT Bus: 1X, 5, 14X, 16X All connections at Civic Center
Construction
Parking	42 long term spaces
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: STL
History
Opened	2008
Passengers
FY 2021	145,840[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Kirkwood toward Kansas City Missouri River Runner Terminus Terminus Lincoln Service Alton toward Chicago Arcadia Valley toward Los Angeles or San Antonio Texas Eagle
Location
Gateway Transportation Center St. Louis, MO Location within Missouri

Gateway Station cost $31.4 million to build.[2] and after more than a year of delays, it fully opened November 19, 2008. The station's unique design has won several awards, including 2009 St. Louis Construction News and Real Estate's Regional Excellence Award,[3] 2008 Best New Building by the Riverfront Times,[4] and the 2009 Award of Merit - Illuminating Engineering Society Illumination Awards.[5]

Transportation

Gateway Station serves as a terminal hub for Amtrak, Metrolink, and Greyhound.

Amtrak

Of the 13 Missouri stations served by Amtrak, St. Louis was the busiest in FY2017, seeing an average of over 1,000 passengers daily. The station is served by Amtrak's Missouri River Runner, Lincoln Service, and the Texas Eagle,[6] with a total of 14 trains daily. All but the Texas Eagle originate or terminate at the station.

MetroLink

Gateway Station is next to the 1993-built Civic Center MetroLink station, which serves both of the system's lines, the Red Line and Blue Line.

It takes about 30 minutes to travel to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport's Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 via the Metro Red Line.

The Transportation Center would also be the hub for the two proposed St. Louis Commuter Rail lines.[7]

Bus transportation

Intercity bus services are provided by Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach,[8] Greyhound Lines,[9] Burlington Trailways[10] and Megabus.[11]

Previous Amtrak facilities in St. Louis

Created in 1971, Amtrak originally operated from St. Louis Union Station. However, when it became apparent that there were no longer enough trains serving St. Louis to justify the use of such a large facility, Union Station was abandoned in November 1978. Amtrak then moved to a modular structure two blocks east, at 550 S. 16th St; the new station was originally approved on a site west of Union Station in 1976, with a budget of $6.4 million.[12] Intended for temporary use, this station – soon dubbed "Amshack" – remained in service for 26 years, even after Union Station reopened and long past the end of its useful life.[13] On December 20, 2004, Amtrak moved across the street to 551 South 16th Street, a 4,000-square-foot (370 m²) masonry and steel "interim" structure built at an estimated cost of $600,000. The building now houses Amtrak operating and mechanical crews.[14]

See also

• List of Amtrak stations

References

External links

Media related to Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center at Wikimedia Commons

• St. Louis, MO – Amtrak
• St. Louis, MO – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Status of Amtrak's Texas Eagle trains through St. Louis
• Former St. Louis Amtrak Stations (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)