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August 26, 2015

Updated MetroLink Work Schedule for This Week

The locations of planned MetroLink maintenance work scheduled for later this week have changed, and another MetroLink construction project has been added that will impact how passengers access the Shrewsbury-Lansdowne I-44 MetroLink Station this weekend. The north entrance to the Shrewsbury-Lansdowne I-44 Station will be temporarily closed starting at 8 p.m. on Friday, August 28, through the beginning of service on Monday, August 31, to accommodate construction crews repairing and replacing concrete. Passengers will only be able to access the station platform by using the stairs and elevator at the south end of the station. The concrete work will not affect MetroLink service this weekend.

MetroLink Maintenance Operations Update

The locations of MetroLink maintenance work planned for later this week have changed due to some work being completed ahead of schedule last weekend. This is the updated schedule, which may cause brief delays for some MetroLink passengers.

On Thursday and Friday (August 27 & 28) from 8 p.m. until end of service, MetroLink will operate on a single track at the North Hanley, UMSL North and UMSL South MetroLink Stations.

  • Red Line passengers may experience delays of 5 to 10 minutes during this single-track operation.
  • Blue Line service will not be impacted.
  • On Saturday (August 29) from 8 a.m. until noon, MetroLink will operate on a single track at the Washington Park and Fairview Heights MetroLink Stations. Blue Line MetroLink trains will not serve the Fairview Heights Station, and will only operate between the Shrewsbury-Lansdowne I-44 and Emerson Park MetroLink Stations.
  • Westbound Blue Line passengers will need to board a Red Line train at the Fairview Heights, Washington Park or Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center Stations and travel to the Emerson Park MetroLink Station to connect with a westbound Blue Line train.
  • Eastbound Blue Line passengers should board a Red Line train at the Emerson Park Station to continue their eastbound trips.
  • Blue Line and Red Line passengers may experience delays of 5 to 10 minutes.

On Sunday (August 30) from the beginning of service until 10 a.m., MetroLink will operate on a single track at the Stadium, 8th & Pine, Convention Center and Laclede’s Landing MetroLink Stations, and Blue Line MetroLink trains will only operate between the Shrewsbury-Lansdowne I-44 and Forest Park-DeBaliviere MetroLink Stations.

  • Passengers traveling in BOTH directions will need to board MetroLink trains from the WESTBOUND platform of the Stadium, 8th & Pine, Convention Center and Laclede’s Landing Stations.
  • Westbound Blue Line passengers will need to board a Red Line train between the Fairview Heights and Central West End MetroLink Stations and travel to the Forest Park-DeBaliviere MetroLink Station to connect with a westbound Blue Line train.

  • Eastbound Blue Line passengers should board a Red Line train at the Forest Park-DeBaliviere Station to continue their eastbound trips.
  • Blue Line and Red Line passengers may experience delays of 5 to 10 minutes during this single-track operation.

Updates on MetroLink operations can be found at www.metrostlouis.org in the Rider Alert section.

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Metro is the operator of the St. Louis region’s public transportation system, which includes the 87 vehicle, 46-mile MetroLink light rail system; 391 MetroBus vehicle fleet that operates on 77 MetroBus routes in Missouri and Illinois; and Metro Call‑A‑Ride, a paratransit fleet of 120 vans. Metro is an enterprise of Bi-State Development (BSD), which also owns and operates St. Louis Downtown Airport and its surrounding industrial business park; the Gateway Arch Riverboats, as well as operates the Gateway Arch Revenue Collections Center and Gateway Arch trams. BSD also operates the Bi-State Development Research Institute and the Regional Freight District.

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