Richmond Heights station

Station in St. Louis MetroLink light rail system, Missouri, USA

38°38′06″N 90°20′32″W / 38.634890°N 90.342183°W / 38.634890; -90.342183Owned byBi-State DevelopmentOperated byMetro TransitPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeParking57 spaces^[1]Bicycle facilitiesRackAccessibleYesHistoryOpenedAugust 26, 2006 (2006-08-26)^[2]Passengers2018618 dailyRank23 out of 38 Services

Preceding station	MetroLink			Following station
Brentwood I-64 toward Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44		Blue Line		Clayton toward Fairview Heights

Location

Richmond Heights station is a light rail station on the Blue Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system.^[3] This at-grade station is located near the interchange of Interstate 170 and Galleria Parkway in Richmond Heights, Missouri.

The station has a small commuter parking lot with 57 spaces and includes a kiss and ride turnaround.

Station layout

The island platform is accessed via a single ramp at the north end of the station.

Street	Entrance/exit, park and ride lot
Westbound	← Blue Line toward Shrewsbury (Brentwood I-64)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound	← Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (Clayton) →

Public artwork

In 2009, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Mime by Kristin Jones and Andrew Ginzel for this station. A collar of stainless steel convex mirrors absorbs and reflects everything seen in the station environs.^[4]

Notable places nearby

Saint Louis Galleria

References

^ "System Addresses". Metro Transit. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
^ "Next Stop: Shrewsbury". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 20, 2006. p. C2. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Richmond Heights Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
^ "Mime". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2022.