Cortex is a

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station. It opened on July 31, 2018 and is located just east of Boyle Ave in the Cortex Innovation District in St. Louis'

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neighborhood. It was built as a public-private partnership between

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(Metro),

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, and the City of

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. In partnership with

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, the first segment of the Brickline Greenway was opened with the new station. Eventually the Brickline will travel between the

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and

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in addition to North and South St. Louis.

Station layout

The platform is accessed via a single entrance from a plaza adjacent to the Brickline Greenway.

References

External links

St. Louis Metro

Cortex station satellite view

Great Rivers Greenway
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