Skinker station

Skinker
MetroLink light rail station
General information
Location	260 North Skinker Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri 63112
Coordinates	38.649202°N 90.300653°W / 38.649202; -90.300653
Owned by	Bi-State Development Agency
Operated by	Metro Transit
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Bus stands	2
Connections	MetroBus MO: 1, 2, 5, 16
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	Rack
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	August 26, 2006
Passengers
2018	887 daily
Rank	20 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station University City–Big Bend toward Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44 Blue Line Forest Park–DeBaliviere toward Fairview Heights

Skinker is a St. Louis MetroLink subway station. It is located beneath the intersection of Skinker Boulevard and Forest Park Parkway near the boundary of St. Louis and University City, Missouri and serves the eastern portion of Washington University's main campus, the western portion of Forest Park, and area residents in surrounding neighborhoods.

The station's entrances are clad in brick that matches neighboring buildings on Washington University's campus.

In 2006, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work Speed Shift by Erwin Redl for installation in the station. Located on the mezzanine crosswalk overlooking the platforms, two pairs of rectangular LED boards face each other from both ends of the gangway. Strips of horizontal light zip towards the centers of the rectangles in accordance with synchronized beeping sounds.

Station layout

There are two entrances to the station, one on the northeast corner of the intersection of Skinker Boulevard and Forest Park Parkway featuring stairs an elevator, and one on the southwest corner featuring stairs and a ramp. Both entrances lead to a bridge over the two platforms, from which the platforms can be accessed.

The station is located underground, but the tracks are located above-ground immediately outside of the station in both directions; on the south side of Forest Park Parkway to the east of the station and on the north side to the west.

G	Street level	Entrance/exit and buses
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	←      Blue Line toward Shrewsbury – Lansdowne (University City – Big Bend)
	Eastbound	←      Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (Forest Park – DeBaliviere) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

External links

• Media related to Skinker (St. Louis MetroLink) at Wikimedia Commons
• St. Louis Metro