Forsyth station is a light rail station on the Blue Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system. This below-grade station is located beneath the intersection of Forest Park Parkway and Forsyth Boulevard near the border of University City and Clayton.

Station layout

The station sits within an open cut of the Big Bend Tunnel with its platforms partially beneath the Forsyth overpass for shelter. The platforms are reached by stairs on Forsyth's south side and by stairs and circular switchback ramps on its north side.

Public artwork

In 2006, Metro's Arts in Transit program commissioned the work ''Hoi Polloi'' by Lindsey Stouffer for this station. Its perforated

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screens appear to shimmer as people walk by, due to an optical illusion known as the moiré effect. At night, the screens are lit from within, diffusing light like enormous lanterns.

Notable places nearby

* Downtown Clayton * The

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, West Campus

References

External links

Forsyth station

Metro St. Louis
{{St. Louis MetroLink MetroLink stations in St. Louis County, Missouri Railway stations in the United States opened in 2006 Blue Line (St. Louis MetroLink) Railway stations located underground in Missouri