Gateway Transportation Center

For other places with the same name, see Gateway station (disambiguation).
Gateway Transportation Center
St. Louis, MO
A view of the rail platform at St. Louis's Gateway Station
General information
Location430 South 15th Street
St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates38°37′27″N 90°12′13″W / 38.62417°N 90.20361°W / 38.62417; -90.20361
Owned byCity of St. Louis
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Train operatorsAmtrakAmtrak
Bus stands10
Bus operators
Connections
Construction
Parking42 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: STL
IATA codeZSV
History
Opened12 November 2008 (2008-11-12)
Passengers
FY 2023321,780[3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Terminus Lincoln Service Alton
toward Chicago
Arcadia Valley
toward Los Angeles or San Antonio
 Texas Eagle
Kirkwood
toward Kansas City
 Missouri River Runner Terminus
Location
Map

The Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center, also known as Gateway Station, is a rail and bus terminal station in the Downtown West neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Opened in 2008 and operating 24 hours a day, it serves Amtrak trains and Greyhound and Burlington Trailways interstate buses. Missouri's largest rail transportation station, it is located one block east of St. Louis Union Station.

Gateway Station cost $31.4 million[a] to build,[5] and after more than a year of delays it fully opened on November 19, 2008. The station's unique design has won several awards, including 2009 St. Louis Construction News and Real Estate's Regional Excellence Award,[6] 2008 Best New Building by the Riverfront Times,[7] and the 2009 Award of Merit - Illuminating Engineering Society Illumination Awards.[8]

Services

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A Lincoln Service train shortly after arriving in St. Louis in 2024

Gateway Station serves as a hub for Amtrak and intercity bus service with connections to local buses and trains available at the neighboring Civic Center Transit Center.

Amtrak

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Of the 13 Missouri stations served by Amtrak, St. Louis was the busiest in FY2017, seeing an average of over 1,000 passengers daily. The station is served by Amtrak's Missouri River Runner, Lincoln Service, and the Texas Eagle,[9] with a total of 14 trains daily. All but the Texas Eagle originate or terminate at the station.

Intercity Bus

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Intercity bus services are provided by Amtrak Thruway,[10] Greyhound Lines,[11] Burlington Trailways[12] and Megabus.[13]

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Gateway Station is located next to the Civic Center Transit Center which serves MetroLink's Red and Blue lines and multiple MetroBus lines. It takes about 30 minutes to travel to St. Louis Lambert International Airport via the Red Line.

Previous Amtrak facilities in St. Louis

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Created in 1971, Amtrak originally operated from St. Louis Union Station. However, when it became apparent that there were no longer enough trains serving St. Louis to justify the use of such a large facility, Union Station was abandoned in November 1978. Amtrak then moved to a modular structure two blocks east, at 550 S. 16th St; the new station was originally approved on a site west of Union Station in 1976, with a budget of $6.4 million.[b][14] Intended for temporary use, this station—soon dubbed "Amshack"—remained in service for 26 years, even after Union Station reopened and long past the end of its useful life.[15] On December 20, 2004, Amtrak moved across the street to 551 South 16th Street, a 4,000-square-foot (370 m2) masonry and steel "interim" structure built at an estimated cost of $600,000.[c] The building now houses Amtrak operating and mechanical crews.[16]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ equivalent to $44.4 million in 2023[4]
  2. ^ equivalent to $34.3 million in 2023[4]
  3. ^ equivalent to $967,865 in 2023[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Missouri System Map" (PDF) (Map). Metro Transit. November 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "System Map" (PDF) (Map). Madison County Transit. August 15, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Missouri" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "Planning & Environment: Chapter 4 - State Infrastructure Banks". United States Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration. Archived from the original on September 20, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2008.
  6. ^ Finan, Thomas J. (April 23, 2009). "40 Years as Voice, 20 Years of Excellence". St. Louis Construction News and Real Estate. Archived from the original on March 22, 2010.
  7. ^ "Best New Building: Gateway Station". The Riverfront Times. September 24, 2008.
  8. ^ "2009 IES Illumination Awards" (PDF). Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  9. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of Missouri" (PDF). Amtrak. November 30, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  10. ^ "City of New Orleans, Illini and Saluki" (PDF). Amtrak. January 11, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  11. ^ "Saint Louis Missouri Bus Station". Greyhound Lines. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  12. ^ "Missouri". March 23, 2017.
  13. ^ "Bus Stops". megabus.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2015. St Louis, MO. All megabus.com arrivals and departures in St. Louis are located at Bay #10, at the Gateway Multi-modal Transportation Center, located at 430 South 15th Street.
  14. ^ "St. Louis to get new Amtrak station". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. Associated Press. October 28, 1976. p. C-10. Retrieved March 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  15. ^ Riverfront Times (December 4, 2008). "Save the Amshack!". Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  16. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2005, for Missouri (PDF)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 10, 2007. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
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