Owned by City of Saint Louis Bus stands 10 Phone +1 800-872-7245 Platforms in use 2 | Train operators Amtrak Opened 2008 Connection Civic Center station Tracks 6 | |
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Location 430 South 15th Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
United States Bus operators Greyhound
Burlington Trailways
Megabus
Thruway Motorcoach Connections Civic Center (St. Louis MetroLink) Address 430 S 15th St, St. Louis, MO South 15th Street63103-2607, USA Similar Union Station, Barnes–Jewish West County H, Missouri Baptist Medical, Kirkwood station, Alton | ||
The Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center, also known as Gateway Station, is a rail and bus terminal station in downtown 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.
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Gateway Station cost $31.4 million to build. and after more than a year of delays, it fully opened 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, and the 2009 Award of Merit - Illuminating Engineering Society Illumination Awards.
Transportation
Gateway Station serves as a terminal hub for:
Amtrak
Of the 12 Missouri stations served by Amtrak, St. Louis was the busiest in FY2015, seeing an average of 885 passengers daily. The station is served by Amtrak's Missouri River Runner, Lincoln Service, and the Texas Eagle, with all but Texas Eagle originating and terminating at the station.
MetroLink
Gateway Station is next to the 1993-built Civic Center (St. Louis MetroLink) station, which serves the Red Line and Blue Line.
It takes about 30 minutes to travel to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport's Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 via the Metro Red Line.
The Transportation Center would also be the hub for the two proposed St. Louis Commuter Rail lines.
Bus transportation
Intercity bus services are provided by Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach, Greyhound Lines, Burlington Trailways and Megabus.
Previous Amtrak facilities in St. Louis
Created in 1971, Amtrak operated from St. Louis Union Station until the historic structure closed 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. Intended for temporary use, this station — soon dubbed "Amshack" — remained in service for 26 years, even after Union Station reopened. On December 20, 2004, Amtrak moved across the street to 551 South 16th Street, a 4,000-square-foot (370 m2) masonry and steel structure built at an estimated cost of $600,000. The building now houses Amtrak operating and mechanical crews.