Amtrak Stations in Missouri - Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center, Union Station (Kansas City, Missouri), Kirkwood, Poplar Bluff (Paperback)

Chapters: Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center, Union Station (Kansas City, Missouri), Kirkwood, Poplar Bluff, Independence, Warrensburg, La Plata, Jefferson City, Washington, Missouri, Sedalia, Lee's Summit, Hermann. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 36. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center, also known as Gateway Transportation Station or Gateway Station, is a rail and bus terminal station in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. Opened in 2008 and operating 24 hours a day, it serves Amtrak, St. Louis MetroLink, MetroBus regional buses, Greyhound cross-country buses, and taxis. The station is Missouri's largest rail transportation station and located one block east of St. Louis Union Station. Gateway Station was built at a cost of $31.4 million. It fully opened after more than a year of delays with the final mode, Amtrak, opened November 19, 2008. The unique design of the station has won it many design awards, including 2009 Winner of CNR Regional Excellence Award, 2008 Best New Building by RiverFront Times, and the 2009 Award of Merit - Illuminating Engineering Society Illumination Awards. The station has a new food court, which includes local sundry / deli options as well as national chains including KFC and Pizza Hut. Gateway Station serves as a terminal hub for the following: There is daily connecting Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach service to Carbondale, Illinois to and from the City of New Orleans. Gateway Station is next to the Civic Center (St. Louis MetroLink) station, which serves both the Red Line and Blue Line. It takes about 30 minutes to travel to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport's East and Main Terminals via the Metro Red Line. Many MetroBus routes stop at the center, including: The center is also a terminal for several bus rou...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1764868