Kansas City's Lost Great Society Metro: Expansion Plans by Cash
created at 2025-10-29T07:40:01.674Z
updated at 2025-10-29T19:29:44.144Z
Blue Line:
- infill stations at Waterworks and River Market
- extension north to Airport (6 stations)
- extension south to Waldo (1 station)
Orange Line:
- extension west to Speedway (11 stations)
New Gold Line:
- runs from Overland Park in the southwest to Independence in the east via downtown (21 stations total, 19 new stations)
- 3rd-highest annual ridership in the USA (134 million)
- 5th-longest system in the USA (72 miles)
- 5th-most stations in the USA (68 stations)
- 6th-highest ridership per mile in the USA (5,099)
- tied-7th-most lines in the USA (3)
Map type: local | Total track length: 72 miles | Center coordinate: 39.0918, -94.6027 | * Blue Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 28 stations) International Airport, The Coves, Platte Woods, Parkdale - Walden, Houston Lake, Northmoor (Park & Ride), Vivion (Park & Ride), Briarcliff, Waterworks, Armour, North Kansas City, River Market, North Loop, Power & Light, Crossroads, Pershing Square / Crown Center, Union Hill, Penn Valley, Valentine, Westport, Southmoreland, Country Club Plaza, University of Missouri - Kansas City (Park & Ride), Countryside (Park & Ride), Morningside (Park & Ride), Gregory (Park & Ride), Ward Pkwy (Park & Ride), Waldo (Park & Ride)
* Orange Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 22 stations) Speedway (Park & Ride), 86th (Park & Ride), Victory Hills (Park & Ride), 65th (Park & Ride), Cornado (Park & Ride), 47th (Park & Ride), Kensington, Westheight, Big Eleven, Strawberry Hill, West Bottoms, Convention Center, Power & Light, Government Center, Jazz District, Beacon Hill, Santa Fe, Ingleside, South Blue Valley (Park & Ride), Leeds (Park & Ride), Sports Complex (Park & Ride), Blue Ridge Mall (Park & Ride)
* Gold Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 21 stations) Overland Park (Park & Ride), Pine Ridge West (Park & Ride), Shawnee Mission Medical Center (Park & Ride), Merriam (Park & Ride), South Park (Park & Ride), Mission (Park & Ride), Roeland Park (Park & Ride), Shawnee Heights (Park & Ride), Rosedale, Westside South, Westside North, Convention Center, North Loop, The Paseo, Independence Plaza, Lykins, Sheffield, Mount Washington, Maywood, Truman (Park & Ride), Independence Transit Center (Park & Ride)
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