Delmar Loop is a

St. Louis MetroLink MetroLink is the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan mass transit system serving Missouri and the Metro East area of Illinois. The system consists of two rail lines (Red Line and Blue Line) connecting St. Louis Lambert International Airport and ...

station. This station is adjacent to the

Delmar Loop The Delmar Loop, often referred to by St. Louis residents simply as The Loop, is an entertainment, cultural and restaurant district in University City, Missouri and the adjoining western edge of St. Louis near Washington University in St. Louis an ...

entertainment district that straddles

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and St. Louis County and includes 362

park and ride A park and ride, also known as incentive parking or a commuter lot, is a parking lot with public transport connections that allows commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system ( ...

spaces. Nearby attractions include the restored Tivoli Theater as well as the Pageant concert venue along with the numerous restaurants and shops that line

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. Directly adjacent to the stop is the North Campus of

Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis (WashU or WUSTL) is a private research university with its main campus in St. Louis County, and Clayton, Missouri. Founded in 1853, the university is named after George Washington. Washington University is r ...

. The

Loop Trolley The Loop Trolley is a , 10-station heritage streetcar line in and near the Delmar Loop area of greater St. Louis, Missouri. It opened for service in 2018, then shut down in 2019 after revenue fell far short of projections. Service resumed in 202 ...

system, a

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service that travels along

and DeBaliviere Avenue to Forest Park, and operates from about April to October, has a stop adjacent to the entrance of the MetroLink station.

History

The station is located below the

Wabash Railroad The Wabash Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. It served a large area, including track in the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Missouri and the province of Ontario. Its primary co ...

Delmar Boulevard station Delmar Boulevard station, also known as Delmar station, is a former railroad station on Delmar Boulevard in the West End neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The Wabash Railroad opened it in 1929 as part of grade separation project which raised ...

, which closed in 1970.

Arts in Transit

In 1997, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work ''TileLink'' by Catharine Magel for installation along the pedestrian path between the park and ride lot and the station. ''TileLink'' demonstrates how the impact of public art can be a rallying point for the revitalization of neighborhoods and communities. ''TileLink'' was the first permanent artwork installation commissioned by Arts in Transit. In 2003, the Arts in Transit program commissioned another work nearby the station along the Pageant walkway. Titled ''Vertical Loop'' and created by Ron Fondaw, the piece is an installation of seven sculptures composed of colorful, three-dimensional, fiberglass objects designed to reflect the dynamic commercial district known as the Delmar Loop. In 2009, Arts in Transit commissioned another work for the station. Titled ''Hive'' and created by Janet Lofquist, the honeycomb structure, made of weathering steel, is a symbol for the collective spirit of the community. Starting as a beehive shape, the hexagonal geometry transitions into a spiral of growth and ends in an abstracted question mark. The weathered steel suggests an industrial past and contrasts with the white cell interiors.

2022 Flooding

On July 26, 2022, the Delmar Loop and Forest Park-DeBaliviere stations were flooded in a catastrophic

flash flooding A flash flood is a rapid flooding of low-lying areas: washes, rivers, dry lakes and depressions. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, or tropical storm, or by meltwater from ice or snow flowing ov ...

event that shut the system down for close to 72 hours. Damage to the stations, rolling stock, ballast, signaling infrastructure, fiber optics, etc. is estimated to be $40 million. On September 5, 2022, Metro announced new schedules to accommodate repairs being made to the system. It is estimated repairs could take six months or longer.

Station layout

The platforms can be accessed via stairs or ramps from Hodiamont Avenue, Des Peres Avenue, and the park and ride lot off of Rosedale Avenue.

References

External links

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