East Riverfront station

East Riverfront is a light rail station on the Red and Blue lines of the St. Louis MetroLink system.^[2] This elevated station was built on a reconstructed viaduct east of the historic Eads Bridge near the East St. Louis, Illinois riverfront.

East Riverfront
East Riverfront station platform
General information
Location	100 South Front Street East St. Louis, Illinois
Coordinates	38.628507°N 90.174765°W / 38.628507; -90.174765
Owned by	Bi-State Development
Operated by	Metro Transit
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	295 spaces[1]
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	May 14, 1994
Rebuilt	2023
Passengers
2018	567 daily
Rank	25 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station Laclede's Landing toward Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44 Blue Line 5th & Missouri toward Fairview Heights Laclede's Landing toward Lambert Airport Terminal 1 Red Line 5th & Missouri toward Shiloh–Scott
Location

The station is popular with Illinois commuters and has a park and ride lot with 295 spaces.

History

East Riverfront is the westernmost station in Illinois, located on the lower deck of the Eads Bridge before crossing the Mississippi River into Missouri. It opened on May 14, 1994 as an infill station on the original MetroLink alignment.^[3]

In January 2023, Metro Transit temporarily closed the East Riverfront station to accommodate platform rehabilitation and staircase replacement with the station reopening on May 29, 2023.^[4][5]

Station layout

The platforms are accessed from Front Street via a set of stairs and an elevator on either side of the Eads Bridge. The eastbound platform can also be accessed via a ramp from the upper-level pedestrian walkway on the south edge of the bridge.

Notable places nearby

• Casino Queen
• Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park