System Profile
Statistics and information from Fiscal Year 2023
General Information
Total Passenger Boardings: 19,664,400
Rolling Stock:
- 75 MetroLink vehicles
- 261 MetroBus vehicles
- 14 60-foot battery-electric articulated buses
- 10 40-foot battery-electric buses
- 237 35- and 40-foot low-emission diesel buses
- 123 Metro Call‑A‑Ride vans
MetroLink
- 46 miles of light rail
- 38 MetroLink stations
- 27 stations in Missouri
- 11 stations in Illinois
- Two MetroLink lines
- Red Line – Operates from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport to Scott Air Force Base
- Blue Line – Operates from Shrewsbury, Mo. to Fairview Heights, Ill.
- 6,829,700 boardings in FY2023
MetroBus
- 59 MetroBus routes
- 46 Missouri routes
- 13 Illinois routes
- 12,508,400 boardings in FY2023
Metro Call‑A‑Ride
- 296,100 passenger boardings in FY2023
Metro Transit Facts
- Based on passenger surveys, 84 percent of Metro transit riders use the system to get to work, and 20 percent to get to school.
- Studies show that every $1 invested in public transportation produces approximately $4 in economic returns.
- Since 2011, more than $11 billion in commercial development has been announced, is under construction or completed within a half-mile radius of MetroLink stations.