System Profile

General Information

Total Passenger Boardings:          17,385,730
Total Revenue Miles:                      20,204,456

Rolling Stock:

• 87 MetroLink vehicles
• 408 MetroBus vehicles
  • 15 60-foot articulated buses
  • 107 35-foot buses
  • 287 40-foot buses
• 126 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.
• 98% on-time performance
• 5,471,900 boardings in FY2021

MetroBus

• 59 MetroBus routes
  • 47 Missouri routes
  • 12 Illinois routes
• 93% on-time performance
• 11,984,941 revenue miles in FY2021
• 11,498,907 boardings in FY2021

Metro Call-A-Ride

• 411,400 passenger boardings in FY2021
• 95.5% on-time performance
• 3,515,063 revenue miles in FY2021

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 $9.2 billion in commercial development has been completed or is currently under construction within a half-mile radius of MetroLink stations.