Laclede's Landing station
{{Short description|Station in St. Louis MetroLink light rail system, Missouri, USA}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox station
| style = MetroLink (St. Louis)
| name = Laclede's Landing
| image = Platform at Lacledes Landing, looking west (52049334200).jpg
| image_caption = Laclede's Landing station platform
| address = 200 Washington Avenue
| borough = St. Louis, Missouri
| coordinates = {{coord|38.629473|-90.184108|region:US_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}
| owned = Bi-State Development
| operator = Metro Transit
| platform = 1 island platform
| tracks = 2
| connections =
| structure = Elevated
| parking =
| bicycle = Riverfront Trail
| accessible = Yes
| opened = {{Start date|1993|07|31}}{{Cite news |last=Lindecke |first=Fred W. |date=August 1, 1993 |title=Area Riders Throng to Try MetroLink |pages=1A, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75848225/metrolink-part-2-august-1-1993/ 6A] |work=The St. Louis Post-Dispatch |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75848210/metrolink-august-1-1993/ |access-date=April 15, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}}
| former = Arch-Laclede's Landing
| pass_year = 2018
| passengers = 563 daily
| pass_rank = 26 out of 38
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=MetroLink (St. Louis)
|line1=Blue|left1=Convention Center|right1=East Riverfront
|line2=Red|left2=Convention Center|right2=East Riverfront
}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail-light |marker-color=#000 |zoom=15 }}
}}
Laclede's Landing station is a light rail station on the Red and Blue lines of the St. Louis MetroLink system.{{Cite web |title=Laclede's Landing Station |url=https://www.metrostlouis.org/metrolink-station/lacledes-landing-station/ |access-date=September 12, 2022 |website=metrostlouis.org |language=en}} This elevated station is located in downtown St. Louis near Laclede's Landing.
File:St Louis Gateway Arch from Metrolink station.jpg
The station is known for its historic brickwork that frames the Gateway Arch from the platform level.{{Cite web |title=Explore St. Louis Attractions on Laclede's Landing |url=https://www.lacledeslanding.com/discover/attractions/ |access-date=September 12, 2022 |website=Laclede's Landing Association |language=en-US}}
History
Laclede's Landing is the easternmost station in Missouri. It is located on the lower deck of the Eads Bridge before crossing the Mississippi River into Illinois.
The station sits at the east portal of the historic Downtown Tunnel, constructed in 1874 to carry trains between the Eads Bridge and the Mill Creek Valley rail yards.{{Cite book |last=Primm |first=James, Neal |title=Lion of the Valley, St. Louis, Missouri 1764–1980 |publisher=Missouri Historical Society Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-883982-25-6 |edition=3rd |location=United States |pages=289–292 |language=en}} The tunnel closed after a final Amtrak train passed through in 1974. Rehabilitation began in 1991 in preparation for the opening of MetroLink in 1993, which now uses the tunnel to connect communities in Illinois and Missouri via downtown St. Louis.{{Cite web |title=St. Louis Freight Tunnel |url=https://bridgehunter.com/mo/st-louis-city/st-louis-freight-tunnel |access-date=September 12, 2022 |website=Bridgehunter.com}}
Station layout
File:Laclede's Landing MetroLink exterior 2016.jpg
The station consists of a single island platform with entrances on either end: one on Rue de L'Eglise (2nd Street) at the west end, with stairs and an elevator, and one on 1st Street at the east end, with only stairs.
Public artwork
In 2013, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Build by Beliz Brother for this station. The aluminum panels are meant to represent the drawings James Eads used to construct his namesake bridge.{{Cite web |title=Build |url=https://www.artsintransit.org/portfolio/build/ |access-date=October 3, 2022 |website=Arts in Transit, Inc |language=en-US}}
Notable places nearby
Gateway Arch National Park recommends visitors accessing the park via public transportation use this station or the 8th & Pine station.{{Cite web |title=Directions - Gateway Arch National Park |url=https://www.nps.gov/jeff/planyourvisit/directions.htm |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=U.S. National Park Service|language=en}} Other nearby places of note include:
References
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External links
- [https://www.lacledeslanding.com Laclede's Landing]
- [https://www.metrostlouis.org/metrolink-station/lacledes-landing-station/ Laclede's Landing station]
- [https://www.metrostlouis.org Metro St. Louis]
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Category:MetroLink stations in St. Louis
Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1993