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Richmond Heights
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Richmond Heights station in 2025
General information
Location8001 Galleria Parkway
Richmond Heights, Missouri
Coordinates38°38′06″N 90°20′32″W / 38.634890°N 90.342183°W / 38.634890; -90.342183
OwnerBi-State Development
OperatorMetro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure type
At-grade
Parking57 spaces[1]
Cycle facilities
Rack
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 26, 2006 (2006-08-26)[2]
Passengers
2018618 daily
Rank23 out of 38
Services
Preceding station Image MetroLink Following station
Brentwood I-64
toward Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44
 Blue Line Clayton
toward Fairview Heights
Location
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Richmond Heights station is a light rail station on the Blue Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system.[3] This at-grade station is located near the interchange of Interstate 170 and Galleria Parkway in Richmond Heights, Missouri.

The station has a small commuter parking lot with 57 spaces and includes a kiss and ride turnaround.

Station layout

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The island platform is accessed via a single ramp at the north end of the station.

Public artwork

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In 2009, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Mime by Kristin Jones and Andrew Ginzel for this station. A collar of stainless steel convex mirrors absorbs and reflects everything seen in the station environs.[4]

Notable places nearby

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References

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  1. ↑ "System Addresses". Metro Transit. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Next Stop: Shrewsbury". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 20, 2006. p. C2. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  3. ↑ "Richmond Heights Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Mime". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
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