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
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, Missouri. Opened in 2008 and operating 24 hours a day, it serves
Amtrak
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trains and
Greyhound
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Greyhounds are defined as a tall, muscular, smooth-c ...
and
Burlington Trailways interstate buses.
Missouri
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's largest rail transportation station, it is located one block east of
St. Louis Union Station.
Gateway Station cost $31.4 million to build, 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, 2008 Best New Building by the ''
Riverfront Times
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'', and the 2009 Award of Merit -
Illuminating Engineering Society
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Illumination Awards.
Services

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
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Transit Center.
Amtrak
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
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'', with a total of 14 trains daily. All but the ''Texas Eagle'' originate or terminate at the station.
Intercity Bus
Intercity bus services are provided by
Amtrak Thruway
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,
Greyhound Lines
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,
Burlington Trailways and
Megabus.
MetroLink and MetroBus
Gateway Station is located next to the
Civic Center
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Transit Center which serves MetroLink's
Red and
Blue
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lines and multiple MetroBus lines. It takes about 30 minutes to travel to
St. Louis Lambert International Airport
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via the Red Line.
Previous Amtrak facilities in St. Louis
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. Opened on November 3, 1978 and originally untended 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.
On December 20, 2004, Amtrak moved across the street to 551 South 16th Street, a masonry and steel "interim" structure built at an estimated cost of $600,000. The building now houses Amtrak operating and mechanical crews.
See also
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List of Amtrak stations
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Footnotes
References
External links
Former St. Louis Amtrak Stations (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)
{{St. Louis MetroLink
Transit centers in the United States
Rail in St. Louis
Amtrak stations in Missouri
Railway stations in the United States opened in 2008
Transportation buildings and structures in St. Louis
Downtown West, St. Louis
Bus stations in Missouri