Forsyth
Forsyth station eastbound platform
General information
Location7411 Forsyth Boulevard
Clayton, Missouri
Coordinates38°38′57″N 90°19′41″W / 38.649061°N 90.328117°W / 38.649061; -90.328117
Owned byBi-State Development
Operated byMetro Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesRack
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 26, 2006 (2006-08-26)[1]
Passengers
2018362 daily
Rank36 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station
Clayton
toward Shrewsbury
 Blue Line University City–Big Bend
toward Fairview Heights

Forsyth station is a St. Louis MetroLink station.[2] Located at the intersection of Forest Park Parkway and Forsyth Boulevard near the border of University City and Clayton, it primarily serves the West Campus of Washington University in St. Louis, The Ritz-Carlton Saint Louis, and downtown Clayton.

Station layout

The station is below grade but open air with the 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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Next Stop: Shrewsbury". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 20, 2006. p. C2. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  2. ↑ "Forsyth Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Hoi Polloi". Arts in Transit, Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2022.


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