St Louis' Light Rail Network Evolution

From its beginning in 1993, the St Louis light rail network has grown to over 38 stations, spanning 46 miles (74 kilometers). This animated video takes you through the timeline of when new stations were opened, forming the MetroLink rail network that we know today.

🚧 Full construction timeline: Coming soon!
Credit: Rodney Chan.    Twitter: @_ChanFace (Twitter: _ChanFace)

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- Population given is the sum of all counties and independent cities with stations in them.
- Future extensions are shown only if a construction tender has been awarded for their completion, at the time of video publication. If a construction tender has been issued for a project not included in the video, feel free to leave a comment, and we'll add it to our list to update.
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📸 Image Credits:
- Loco Steve from Bromley , UK - Saint Louis Missouri Metro, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Jeramey Jannene - originally posted to Flickr as Eighth and Pine Metrolink Station, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA - 20040531 10 St. Louis Metrolink Light Rail Delmar Loop, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Illinois2011 - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA - 20110312 26 Metrolink, Civic Center station, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Ben Grogan - MetroLink Station, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Chris Yunker from St. Louis, United States - Metrolink Station, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Millbrooky - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Paul Sableman - Wellston Metrolink, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Paul Sableman from St. Louis, MO - Union Station Metrolink, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

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