Metro Transit (St. Louis)
Metro Transit is an enterprise of the Bi-State Development Agency and operates public transportation services in the St. Louis region. In 2023, the system had an annual ridership of 19,528,200, or about 59,800 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
MetroLink approaching the Clayton station
A #15 Hodiamont streetcar near Wellston in April 1963
MetroLink at Central West End shortly after opening in 1993
A MetroBus on Tucker Boulevard
Bi-State Development Agency
The Bi-State Development Agency was established as an interstate compact between Missouri and Illinois in 1949. This compact created an organization that has broad powers in seven county-level jurisdictions. Bi-State operates five enterprises including the Gateway Arch Riverfront, Metro Transit, the St. Louis Downtown Airport, the St. Louis Regional Freightway and the Bi-State Development Research Institute.
A MetroLink train crossing the Eads Bridge.
A #11 University-DeBaliviere streetcar on Pershing Avenue in April 1963
MetroLink with Bi-State branding in 1993
Gateway Helicopter Tours’ barge near the Arch