Civic Center station (MetroLink)

For other stations named Civic Center, see Civic Center station.

Civic Center station, originally Kiel station (for the Kiel Center under construction when the station opened), is a light rail station on the Red and Blue lines of the St. Louis MetroLink system.^[3] This below-grade station is located near 14th and Spruce streets near Interstate 64. It is the primary transfer station for MetroBus and serves regional bus routes operated by Madison County Transit. Additionally, the station adjoins the Gateway Transportation Center which has intercity services provided by Amtrak, Greyhound, and others.

The security center and waiting area built in 2017 seen behind Civic Center in 2024

Civic Center
Civic Center station platform
General information
Location	1413 Spruce Street St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates	38.624925°N 90.203170°W / 38.624925; -90.203170
Owned by	Bi-State Development Agency
Operated by	Metro Transit
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Bus stands	17[1]
Connections	MetroBus Missouri: 04, 10, 11, 19, 30, 31, 32, 40, 41, 73, 74, 94, 97 Madison County Transit: 1X, 5, 14X, 16X at Gateway Station
Construction
Structure type	Below-grade
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	July 31, 1993 (1993-07-31)[2]
Rebuilt	2017
Previous names	Kiel / Kiel Civic Center
Passengers
2018	2,217 daily
Rank	5 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station Union Station toward Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44 Blue Line Stadium toward Fairview Heights Union Station toward Lambert Airport Terminal 1 Red Line Stadium toward Shiloh–Scott
Location

On August 14, 2017, MetroBus service returned to the station after an extensive renovation of the bus station portion of Civic Center. It included multiple new bus bays, a security center, an indoor waiting area and public restrooms.^[4]

Station layout

Civic Center's platform is accessed via stairs and a ramp from the MetroBus transfer and another ramp from the Gateway Transportation Center.

Bus connections

Civic Center is a major MetroBus transfer and also serves several regional Madison County Transit routes at adjacent stops on Spruce Street.^[3][5]

MetroBus

• 04 Natural Bridge
• 10 Gravois-Lindell
• 11 Chippewa
• 19 St. Louis Avenue
• 30 Arsenal
• 31 Chouteau
• 32 Dr. M.L. King
• 40 Broadway-Halls Ferry
• 41 Lee
• 73 Carondelet
• 74 Florissant
• 94 Page
• 97 Delmar

Madison County Transit

• 1X Riverbend Express
• 05 Tri-City Regional
• 14X Highland Express
• 16X Edwardsville-Glen Carbon Express

Public artwork

In 2018, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Wheels by Claudia Cuesta and Bill Baker for this station. The stainless steel work is a highly visible site marker that integrates the different forms of transportation at this station. Wheels minimal footprint and the inscribed poem from T. S. Eliot invites people to circle the sculpture as they read the poem, creating the fourth wheel.^[6]

Notable places nearby

• Campbell House Museum
• Central Library
• Enterprise Center, home of the St. Louis Blues
• Gateway Mall
• Soldiers' Memorial
• Stifel Theatre
• St. Louis City Hall