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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Wellston Station

Wellston station is a light rail station on the Red Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system. An at-grade station with 243 park-and-ride spaces, it primarily serves commuters. The station's name reflects its location: the inner-ring suburb of Wellston, Missouri.

In 2023, Great Rivers Greenway completed a .53-mile (about .85 km) extension to the St. Vincent Greenway between Trojan Park and Robert L. Powell Place. The greenway parallels Stephen Jones Avenue and then Plymouth Avenue where it connects with this station.

Station layout

Wellston is the only MetroLink station with split platforms. The westbound platform is north of Plymouth Avenue while the eastbound platform is to the south. Each platform can be reached via a ramp from Plymouth.

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound      Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Rock Road)
Eastbound      Red Line toward Shiloh–Scott (Delmar Loop)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street Entrance/exit, park and ride lot, bus bays

Public art

In 2013, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Everyone Appreciates a Punctual Train by Mary Lucking for this station. The bronze figurines represent animals, unconcerned with schedules, who live by the natural rhythms set by the sun and the seasons. This artwork depicts a fantastical reality in which these animals share the wait with us and commiserate with our desire to move time forward despite the unmoving clock hands.

Notable places nearby

References

  1. ^ "Missouri System Map" (PDF) (Map). Metro Transit. November 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "System Addresses". Metro Transit. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  3. ^ Lindecke, Fred W. (August 1, 1993). "Area Riders Throng to Try MetroLink". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. pp. 1A, 6A. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  4. ^ "Wellston Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "St. Vincent Greenway: Trojan Park to Robert L. Powell Place". Great Rivers Greenway. January 4, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Everyone Appreciates a Punctual Train". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 10, 2022.