Statistics and information from Fiscal Year 2023

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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.