Red Line (St. Louis MetroLink)

Red Line
Red Line
	Eastbound Red Line train traveling through the Central West End
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Bi-State Development Agency
Locale	Greater St. Louis, Missouri–Illinois, U.S.
Termini	Lambert Airport Terminal 1 (west); Shiloh–Scott (east);
Stations	29; (1 under construction)
Website	metrostlouis.org/metrolink
Service
Type	Light rail
System	St. Louis MetroLink
Operator(s)	Metro Transit
Depot(s)	Ewing Yard and Shops; 29th Street Yard and Shops
History
Opened	July 31, 1993
Previous names	Lambert Airport Branch
Technical
Line length	38 mi (61 km)
Character	Elevated, subway, at-grade
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 750 V DC
Route map
Route map
	Blue Line
	to Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44
	Eads Bridge over
	the Mississippi River
	MO
	IL
	All stations are accessible

The Red Line is the older and longer line of the MetroLink light rail system in Greater St. Louis. It serves 29 stations across three counties and two states.

While officially light rail, the Red Line has many characteristics of a light metro, rapid transit, or semi-metro service, including an independent right-of-way, a higher top speed, and level boarding at all platforms.