Union Station MetroLink Station

Weekly Single-Track Schedule:

• Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (April 14, 16, 17, 18) from 6 p.m. to end of service.
• Tuesday (April 15) from 11:30 p.m. to end of service.
• MetroLink will operate on a single-track between the Union Station and Civic Center Stations.

During these periods, Blue Line trains will only operate between the Shrewsbury-Lansdowne I-44 and Forest Park-DeBaliviere Stations:

• Westbound Blue Line passengers will need to board a Red Line train between the Emerson Park and Central West End MetroLink Stations, and travel to the Forest Park-DeBaliviere Station to transfer to a Blue Line train and continue their westbound trips.
• Eastbound Blue Line passengers will need to transfer to a Red Line train at the Forest Park-DeBaliviere Station to continue their eastbound trips.
• Red Line MetroLink passengers may experience delays of 5 minutes.
• Passengers should allow extra time when transferring between Red Line and Blue Line.

Fairview Heights and Washington Park Stations  Single-Track Details:

On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from Beginning of Revenue Service until After Revenue Service, to minimize disturbance of the 79th St. retaining wall, MetroLink will continue single-track at Fairview Heights and Washington Park Stations. 

During single-track operation:

o Blue Line Trains will only operate from Emerson Park Station to Shrewsbury Station 

o Westbound Blue Line passengers traveling between the Fairview Heights Station and the JJK Station should board a Red Line train to Emerson Park Station to connect with a Blue Line train.

o Red Line service may experience delays of up to 5 minutes.

o Customers should allow an additional 10 minutes when transferring to the Blue Line.

Union Station and Civic Center Stations Single-Track Details:

On Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 6:00PM until After Revenue Service and on Tuesday from 11:30PM until After Revenue Service, KCI Construction will conduct hauling and excavation work inside of the Union Station tunnel.  To accommodate this work, MetroLink will single-track at Union Station and Civic Center Stations. 

During single-track operation:

o Blue Line Trains will only operate from Forest Park Station to Shrewsbury Station.

o Westbound Blue Line passengers traveling between the Fairview Heights Station and the Central West End Station should board a Red Line train to Forest Park Station to connect with a Blue Line train.

o Red Line service may experience delays of up to 5 minutes.

o Customers should allow an additional 10 minutes when transferring to the Blue Line.