MidAmerica St. Louis Airport station
MidAmerica St. Louis Airport | |||||||||||
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| Location | MidAmerica St. Louis Airport Mascoutah, Illinois | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°32′56″N 89°48′47″W / 38.548827°N 89.812921°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Bi-State Development Agency | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Transit | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | Paid parking nearby | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | MetroBikeLink Trail | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | 2026 | ||||||||||
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MidAmerica St. Louis Airport station is an under construction St. Louis MetroLink station in Mascoutah, Illinois, adjacent to MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, after which the station is named. When opened, this station will be the eastern terminus of the MetroLink system. It is scheduled to open in mid-2026 as part of a 5.2-mile (8.4 km) expansion of the Red Line from Shiloh–Scott station.
History
[edit]The plan to expand the MetroLink line out to MidAmerica St. Louis Airport received $96 million in funding from the State of Illinois in 2019.[1] The expansion will include a 2.6-mile (4.2 km) double-track section, a 2.6-mile (4.2 km) single-track section and a passenger station at the end of the alignment at MidAmerica Airport.[2] Design work was completed in the summer of 2022 and a request for proposals was released that November. Construction on the expansion was expected to begin by summer 2023 with completion in spring 2025.[3][4] As of March 2025[update], the station is expected to open in mid-2026.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Schlinkmann, Mark (June 14, 2019). "Illinois to pay for long-sought MetroLink extension to MidAmerica Airport". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "Trajectory for Transit in 2022 Points to Need for Continued Collaboration". Citizens For Modern Transit. January 19, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "When will MetroLink extension to MidAmerica Airport be complete? How much will it cost?". MidAmerica St. Louis Airport. July 14, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ Menn, Mackenzie (November 21, 2022). "MetroLink Expansion in Illinois is on Track". St. Clair County Transit District. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ "Hoffman, Belt highlight state funds release for MetroLink extension to MidAmerica Airport". Illinois Business Journal. March 10, 2025. Retrieved April 10, 2025.