Forsyth station is a light rail station on the Blue Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system.[2] This below-grade station is located beneath the intersection of Forest Park Parkway and Forsyth Boulevard near the border of University City and Clayton.
Forsyth | |||||||||||
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 Forsyth station in 2023 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 7411 Forsyth Boulevard Clayton, Missouri | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°38′57″N 90°19′41″W / 38.649061°N 90.328117°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Bi-State Development | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Transit | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Below-grade | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Rack | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | August 26, 2006[1] | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 362 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 36 out of 38 | ||||||||||
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Station layout
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The station sits within an open cut of the Big Bend Tunnel[3] with its platforms partially beneath the Forsyth overpass for shelter. The platforms are reached by stairs on Forsyth's south side and by stairs and circular switchback ramps on its north side.
| G | Street level | Entrance/exit |
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Westbound | ← Blue Line toward Shrewsbury (Clayton) | |
| Eastbound | Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (University City – Big Bend) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Public artwork
editIn 2006, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Hoi Polloi by Lindsey Stouffer for this station. Its perforated stainless-steel screens appear to shimmer as people walk by, due to an optical illusion known as the moiré effect. At night, the screens are lit from within, diffusing light like enormous lanterns.[4]
Notable places nearby
edit- Downtown Clayton
- The Ritz-Carlton Saint Louis
- Washington University in St. Louis, West Campus
References
edit- ^ "Next Stop: Shrewsbury". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 20, 2006. p. C2. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Forsyth Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ "Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan" (PDF). East-West Gateway Council of Governments. March 31, 2022. p. 136. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 22, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Hoi Polloi". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
External links
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