Delmar Boulevard station
Railroad station in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Delmar Boulevard station, also known as Delmar station, is a former railroad station on Delmar Boulevard in the West End neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The Wabash Railroad opened it in 1929 as part of grade separation project which raised Delmar Boulevard over its tracks. Delmar Boulevard was one of several Wabash branch stations in St. Louis, but had special importance as a transfer station for intercity passengers.
Delmar Boulevard | ||||||||||||||||
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Former Wabash Railroad passenger rail station | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | 6001 Delmar Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38.6552°N 90.2944°W / 38.6552; -90.2944 | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1 August 1929 (1929-08-01) | |||||||||||||||
Closed | 14 February 1970 (1970-02-14) | |||||||||||||||
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The Norfolk and Western Railway, successor to the Wabash, closed the station in 1970. The MetroLink's Red Line was built over the former Wabash right-of-way and passes underneath the station. Metrolink built a new station, Delmar Loop, below the old building but does not use the structure.