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Coordinates: 38°38′57″N 90°19′41″W / 38.649061°N 90.328117°W

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Forsyth

Forsyth station in 2023

General information

Location

7411 Forsyth Boulevard
Clayton, Missouri

Coordinates

38°38′57″N 90°19′41″W / 38.649061°N 90.328117°W

Owned by

Bi-State Development

Operated by

Metro Transit

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Construction

Structure type

Below-grade

Bicycle facilities

Rack

Accessible

Yes

History

Opened

August 26, 2006^[1]

Passengers

2018

362 daily

Rank

36 out of 38

Services

Preceding station	MetroLink			Following station
Clayton toward Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44		Blue Line		University City–Big Bend toward Fairview Heights

Location

Forsyth station is a light rail station on the Blue Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system.^[2] This below-grade station is located beneath the intersection of Forest Park Parkway and Forsyth Boulevard near the border of University City and Clayton.

Station layout

The station sits within an open cut of the Big Bend Tunnel^[3] with its platforms partially beneath the Forsyth overpass for shelter. The platforms are reached by stairs on Forsyth's south side and by stairs and circular switchback ramps on its north side.

G	Street level	Entrance/exit
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← Blue Line toward Shrewsbury (Clayton)
	Eastbound	← Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (University City – Big Bend) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Public artwork

In 2006, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Hoi Polloi by Lindsey Stouffer for this station. Its perforated stainless-steel screens appear to shimmer as people walk by, due to an optical illusion known as the moiré effect. At night, the screens are lit from within, diffusing light like enormous lanterns.^[4]

Notable places nearby

Downtown Clayton
The Ritz-Carlton Saint Louis
Washington University in St. Louis, West Campus

References

^ "Next Stop: Shrewsbury". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 20, 2006. p. C2. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Forsyth Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
^ "Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan" (PDF). East-West Gateway Council of Governments. March 31, 2022. p. 136. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 22, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
^ "Hoi Polloi". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2022.

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