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Grand is a St. Louis MetroLink station.[2] The station consists of a single island platform situated beneath the Grand Boulevard viaduct. The station was renovated beginning in 2011 and reopened in late 2012.[3]

Grand
MetroLink light rail station
Grand station in 2006
General information
Location	3560 Scott Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63110
Coordinates	38.629467°N 90.235272°W / 38.629467; -90.235272
Owned by	Bi-State Development Agency
Operated by	Metro Transit
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Bus stands	2
Connections	MetroBus MO: 70
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	60 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	July 31, 1993[1]
Rebuilt	2012
Passengers
2018	2,535 daily
Rank	4 out 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station Cortex toward Lambert Airport Terminal 1 Red Line Union Station toward Shiloh–Scott Cortex toward Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44 Blue Line Union Station toward Fairview Heights

The station is near Saint Louis University and Grand Center and connects to the region's busiest bus line on Grand Boulevard, the #70, which runs fully electric, articulated buses.[4]

In 2012, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Garden Under the Bridge by Barbara Grygutis for installation under the Grand Boulevard viaduct near the station. In the center of the transit plaza, two “seed pod forms” create a gateway to the station and illuminate the surrounding area with electric-blue light. LED lighting embedded in the pavers work in concert with this main sculpture.[5]

Reconstruction

In March 2011, the station was temporarily closed to permit the demolition of the Grand Boulevard viaduct and the station's original 1993 elevator towers and stairs. A temporary station was employed while the bridge was replaced during an 18-24 month construction project. The project also included the construction of a new MetroLink station. The new expanded and improved station and transfer center on Scott Avenue underneath the completed viaduct opened on August 20, 2012.

Station layout

Grand is accessible by two elevators and sets of stairs that provide access to both northbound and southbound Grand Boulevard and a ramp on Scott Avenue.

G	Street level	Exit/entrance and buses
P Platform level	Westbound	←      Blue Line toward Shrewsbury – Lansdowne (Cortex) ←      Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Cortex)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	←      Red Line toward Shiloh – Scott (Union Station) → ←      Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (Union Station) →

References

External links

• St. Louis Metro
• Grand Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

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