5th & Missouri station
5th & Missouri | ||||||||||||||||
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | 150 North 5th Street East St. Louis, Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°37′30″N 90°09′34″W / 38.625012°N 90.159444°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Bi-State Development | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Transit | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Bus stands | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | MetroBus Illinois: 1, 2, 2X, 4, 5, 22X | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | 322 spaces | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | July 31, 1993 | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 1,323 daily | |||||||||||||||
| Rank | 11 out of 38 | |||||||||||||||
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5th & Missouri station is a light rail station on the Red and Blue lines of the St. Louis MetroLink system. This at-grade station is located in the former 5th Street right-of-way between Broadway and Missouri Avenue in downtown East St. Louis, Illinois.
The station also serves as a MetroBus transfer and features 322 park and ride spaces.
In 2023, the area between the bus bays and MetroLink entrance was updated with landscaping and other elements in a “City of Champions” theme, including a large shade structure, seating, a gathering space, and artwork. The fifth "Transit Stop Transformation" project to be completed, it was unveiled on July 25, 2023 by Citizens for Modern Transit, AARP in St. Louis, and Metro Transit in partnership with several local agencies.