St. Louis (Amtrak station)
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| St. Louis Station | |||
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| Address | 551 South 16th Street St. Louis, Missouri 63103 |
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| Routes | Ann Rutledge Kansas City Mule St. Louis Mule Lincoln Service Texas Eagle |
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| Other service | N/A | ||
| Code | STL | ||
| Owned by | City of St. Louis | ||
St. Louis Station is an Amtrak train station serving the city of St. Louis, Missouri. The low aesthetic value of the building has rendered it the popular nickname of "Amshak" by many St. Louisans.[citation needed] The current temporary station opened in December 2004, as a precursor to a new multi-modal facility connected to Metrolink's Civic Center station, expected to be complete in July 2007.[1] At present, neither the Civic Center nor Union Station Metrolink stations is convenient to Amtrak riders, and the nearest bus stop is two blocks away.[2]
Nearby St. Louis Union Station no longer serves passenger rail traffic.
[edit] Current Service
| Preceding station | Amtrak Lines | Following station | ||
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| Kirkwood, Missouri | Ann Rutledge (Chicago-Kansas City) | Alton, Illinois | ||
| Kirkwood, Missouri | Kansas City/St. Louis Mules (St. Louis-Kansas City) | Terminus | ||
| Terminus | Lincoln Service (Chicago-St. Louis) | Alton, Illinois | ||
| Poplar Bluff, Missouri | Texas Eagle (Chicago-San Antonio) | Alton, Illinois | ||
The net effect of this service is that there are currently three trains daily to and from Chicago, two trains daily to and from Kansas City, and one train daily to and from the south (ultimately, to San Antonio).
There is also daily connecting Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach service to Carbondale, Illinois to and from the City of New Orleans.
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