Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center

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Gateway Transportation Center
St Louis Amtrak Station.jpg
A view of the rail platform at St. Louis' Gateway Station
Station statistics
Address 430 South 15th Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
Lines Amtrak
  Missouri River Runner
  Lincoln Service
  Texas Eagle
Connections

Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach,
St. Louis Metrolink
MetroBus


Metrolink Rail Lines:
  Red Line
  Blue Line
Platforms 2 island platforms (Amtrak)
1 island platform (Metro)
Tracks 4 (Amtrak)
2 (Metro)
Parking Yes; Paid
Other information
Opened 2008
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Code STL
Owned by City of St. Louis (Amtrak)
Traffic
Passengers (2011) 310,859[1] decrease 3.3% (Amtrak)
Services
Amtrak/Metro/Greyhound/Taxis
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Kansas City
 Missouri River Runner Terminus
Terminus Lincoln Service
toward Chicago
Texas Eagle
St. Louis MetroLink
Red Line
toward Shiloh-Scott
Blue Line

The Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center, also known as Gateway Transportation Station or 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, St. Louis MetroLink, MetroBus regional buses, Greyhound cross-country buses, and taxis. Missouri's largest rail transportation station, it is located one block east of St. Louis Union Station.

Gateway Station cost $31.4 million to build.[2] After more than a year of delays, it fully opened November 19, 2008, with Amtrak service.

The station's unique design has won several awards, including 2009 CNR Regional Excellence Award,[3] 2008 Best New Building by the Riverfront Times newspaper,[4] and the 2009 Award of Merit - Illuminating Engineering Society Illumination Awards.[5]

The station's food court hosts local sundries-and-deli businesses and franchised food outlets of KFC and Pizza Hut.

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[edit] Transportation

Gateway Station serves as a terminal hub for:

[edit] Amtrak

Of the 12 Missouri stations served by Amtrak, St. Louis was the busiest in FY2010, seeing an average of nearly 900 passengers daily. The station is served by Amtrak's Missouri River Runner, Lincoln Service, and the Texas Eagle. [6]

[edit] Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach connections

Amtrak runs a daily bus, the Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach, to Carbondale, Illinois, where passengers can board the City of New Orleans train.

[edit] MetroLink (light rail)

Gateway Station is next to the Civic Center (St. Louis MetroLink) station, which serves the Red Line and Blue Line.

It takes about 30 minutes to travel to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport's East and Main Terminals via the Metro Red Line.

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

[edit] Bus connections

[edit] City buses

[edit] MetroBus

Many MetroBus routes stop at the center, including:

  • 4 Natural Bridge
  • 8 Bates Morgan Ford
  • 10 Gravois
  • 11 Chippewa
  • 32 Martin Luther King - Chouteau
  • 41 Lee
  • 74 Florissant
  • 73 Carondelet
  • 80 Park-Shaw
  • 94 Page
  • 99 Downtown Trolley
  • 40X I-55 Mehlville Express
  • 58X Twin-Oaks Express
  • 410X Eureka Express
  • 174X Halls Ferry Express
  • 36X Bissell Hills Express
[edit] Madison County Transit

The center is also a terminal for several bus routes of the Madison County Transit System, which serves the Metro East area of St. Louis.

  • 18X Collinsville Express
  • 16X Edwardsville – Glen Carbon Express
  • 14X Highland – St. Louis Express
  • 12X Bethalto Express
  • 3X Gateway Commerce Center Express
  • 1X Riverbend Express

[edit] Greyhound Bus Lines

Greyhound Lines station in St. Louis with the Scottrade Center in the background on 24 May 2010

Greyhound Bus Lines offers more than six national routes from Gateway Station. The center has 12 bus bays and separate security and arrival/departure gates.

[edit] MegaBus

Megabus offers express city-to-city service at Union Station on its M5 route (Normal, Ill. / Chicago, northbound; Columbia, Mo. / Kansas City, westbound); Memphis, Tennessee (southbound).

[edit] Rental cars

Budget Rent a Car has a desk next to the Greyhound ticketing counters, and other rental car companies can be contracted for pickup at the station.

[edit] Taxis

The center has immediate 24-hour taxi service at its west entrance.

Approximate travel time by taxi, non-rush hour:

  • Downtown St. Louis hotels: 5–8 minutes
  • St. Louis International Airport: 25–30 minutes
  • MidAmerica St. Louis Airport: 30 minutes
  • Gateway Arch/Laclede's Landing: 8 minutes
  • America's Center/Convention Center: 8–10 minutes
  • Midtown/Theatre District: 12 minutes
  • Central West End: 10–15 minutes
  • Clayton Business District: 15 minutes


[edit] Previous Amtrak facilities in St. Louis

The former temporary Amtrak station, a small single story utility structure

At its creation, in 1971, Amtrak served St. Louis from historic St. Louis Union Station. In November 1978, when Union Station closed, Amtrak moved to a modular structure two blocks east, at 550 S. 16th St. Intended for temporary use, this station remained in service for 26 years. In recognition of its low aesthetic value, many St. Louisans came to refer to this station as "Amshack."[8] Even with the reopening of Union Station, Amtrak continued to serve passengers through this "temporary" facility. On December 20, 2004, Amtrak moved across the street to a 4,000-square-foot (370 m2) building, at 551 South 16th St, built of masonry and steel at an estimated cost of $600,000. Following the move to the new Gateway Transportation Station in 2008, the previous building now houses Amtrak operating and mechanical crews.[9]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2011, State of Missouri" (PDF). Amtrak. December 2011. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/MISSOURI11.pdf. Retrieved 4 February 2012. 
  2. ^ "Planning & Environment: Chapter 4 - State Infrastructure Banks". United States Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration. http://www.fta.dot.gov/planning/metro/planning_environment_3538.html. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  3. ^ http://www.stlouiscnr.com/features/article/40_years_of_voice_20_years_of_excellence/
  4. ^ http://www.riverfronttimes.com/bestof/2008/award/best-new-building-582313/
  5. ^ http://www.iesna.org/PDF/Awards/ia/2009%20Recipients.pdf
  6. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Missouri" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/MISSOURI10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  7. ^ http://stlouis.missouri.org/5yearstrategy/1999/ch2_infr.html
  8. ^ Riverfront Times (2008-12-04). "Save the Amshack!". http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2004-12-08/news/save-the-amshack. Retrieved 2008-12-28. 
  9. ^ Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2005, for Missouri (PDF)

[edit] External links

Public transportation in Greater St. Louis
Public Transit Agencies
Local and express bus service
Bus rapid transit
Light rail
Streetcar
Paratransit
Commuter rail
Intercity rail
Airport
Other
Italics denote lines or service which are planned, or not operating at this present time
St. Louis MetroLink services
(List of stations)       Red Line  •      Blue Line 
MetroLink system features
Rolling Stock
Maintenance facilities and shops
Connections
Forest Park-DeBaliviere  • Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center  • Lambert-St. Louis International Airport  • MetroBikeLink Trail 
Connecting Services
MetroLink Expansion
Operators
Italic denote lines or services which are proposed and planned.

Coordinates: 38°37′27″N 90°12′13″W / 38.624186°N 90.203542°W / 38.624186; -90.203542

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