North Hanley station
St. Louis MetroLink station in Carsonville, Missouri
North Hanley station is a light rail station on the Red Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system. This at-grade station is located near the intersection of North Hanley Road and Interstate 70 and primarily serves North County commuters with a large MetroBus transfer and 1,731 park-and-ride spaces.
Station layout
The platform is reached via ramps and walkways on each end that connect to the bus-boarding area.
Bus connections
The following MetroBus lines serve North Hanley station:
04 Natural Bridge
34 Earth City
49 Lindbergh
61 Chambers
76 North Hanley Shuttle
77 Village Square
79 Ferguson-Clayton
98 Ballas-North Hanley
100 Hazelwood
Public artwork
In 2004, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work A Line Meant (Circular) Alignment (Reasoning) by Bob Hansman and Ben Hoffmann for this station. It is made of 20 four-inch square, stainless-steel tubes of various lengths that connect the parking garage's stairwell to nearby landscaping.
In 2022, the area between the bus bays and MetroLink entrance was updated with vibrantly colored elements in a “Transit: We All Ride Together” theme, including shade structures, seating, musical elements, ground murals, and window designs. The fourth "Transit Stop Transformation" project to be completed, it was unveiled on October 12, 2022, by Citizens for Modern Transit, AARP in St. Louis, and Metro Transit in partnership with several local agencies.
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