Skinker 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 = Skinker
| image = Westbound platform at Skinker, looking east (52051446235).jpg
| image_caption = Westbound platform at Skinker station, looking east
| address = 260 North Skinker Boulevard
| borough = St. Louis, Missouri
| coordinates = {{coord|38.649202|-90.300653|region:US_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}
| owned = Bi-State Development
| operator = Metro Transit
| platform = 2 side platforms
| tracks = 2
| connections = {{bus icon}} MetroBus Missouri: 01, 02, 05, 16{{Cite map |date=November 2019 |title=Missouri System Map |work=Metro Transit |url=https://www.metrostlouis.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/191115v2-Metro-Missouri-Map-w_Dwntn-1.pdf |access-date=May 31, 2023}}
| structure = Underground
| parking =
| bicycle = Racks
| accessible = Yes
| opened = {{Start date|2006|08|26}}{{Cite news |date=August 20, 2006 |title=Next Stop: Shrewsbury |page=C2 |work=The St. Louis Post-Dispatch |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75850226/shrewsbury-august-20-2006/ |access-date=April 15, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}}
| pass_year = 2018
| passengers = 887 daily
| pass_rank = 20 out of 38
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=MetroLink (St. Louis)|line=Blue|left=University City–Big Bend|right=Forest Park–DeBaliviere}}
| mpassengers =
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail-light |marker-color=#{{rcr|MetroLink (St. Louis)|Blue}} |zoom=15 }}
}}
Skinker station is a light rail station on the Blue Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system.{{Cite web |title=Skinker Station |url=https://www.metrostlouis.org/metrolink-station/skinker-station/ |access-date=October 2, 2022 |website=metrostlouis.org |language=en}} This subway station is located beneath the intersection of Skinker Boulevard and Forest Park Parkway near the boundary of St. Louis and University City, Missouri.
The station's entrances are clad in brick that matches neighboring buildings on Washington University's campus.
Station layout
There are two entrances to the station, one on the northeast corner of the intersection of Skinker Boulevard and Forest Park Parkway featuring stairs and an elevator, and one on the southwest corner featuring stairs and a ramp. Each entrance leads to a bridge over the tracks from which both platforms can be accessed.
The station is located within the Skinker Tunnel,{{Cite web |date=March 31, 2022 |title=Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan |url=https://www.ewgateway.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BiState_PTASP_2022_BSSO.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922035008/https://www.ewgateway.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BiState_PTASP_2022_BSSO.pdf |archive-date=September 22, 2023 |access-date=February 6, 2024 |website=East-West Gateway Council of Governments |page=136}} but the tracks are located above-ground immediately outside of the tunnel in both directions; on the south side of Forest Park Parkway to the east of the station and on the north side to the west.
Public artwork
In 2006, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Speed Shift by Erwin Redl for this station.{{Cite web |title=Speed Shift |url=https://www.artsintransit.org/portfolio/speed-shift/ |access-date=October 3, 2022 |website=Arts in Transit, Inc |language=en-US}} Located on the mezzanine crosswalk overlooking the platforms, two pairs of rectangular LED boards face each other from both ends of the gangway. Strips of horizontal light zip toward the centers of the rectangles in accordance with synchronized beeping sounds.{{Cite web |title=Speed Shift - RACSTL |url=https://racstl.org/public-art/speed-shift/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis |language=en-US}}
Notable places nearby
References
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External links
- [http://www.metrostlouis.org/ Metro St. Louis]
- [https://www.metrostlouis.org/metrolink-station/skinker-station/ Skinker station]
- {{Commonscat-inline|Skinker (St. Louis MetroLink)}}
{{St. Louis MetroLink}}
Category:MetroLink stations in St. Louis
Category:Blue Line (St. Louis MetroLink)
Category:Railway stations located underground in Missouri
Category:Railway stations in Missouri at university and college campuses
Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 2006