Metro is performing maintenance work and station improvements which may affect your commute on MetroLink. Check our list of current projects below to follow along as we create the next generation of Metro and understand where you might experience delays on the system.
The University City-Big Bend MetroLink Station will temporarily close for approximately three weeks starting on Thursday, December 18. The closure is necessary for the installation of new infrastructure and upgrades at the station through the Secure Platform Plan, which enhances customer safety and improves the passenger experience on MetroLink with new security gates, fencing, and real-time surveillance cameras.
The temporary closure of the University City-Big Bend Station was scheduled for this period when Washington University is on winter break to minimize the impact to passengers. The station’s westbound entrance and elevator (located on the north side of Big Bend Blvd.) will close starting on Monday, December 15, but transit riders will be able to access both westbound and eastbound trains at the station from the eastbound entrance through Wednesday, December 17.
Transit riders will not be able to access University City-Big Bend Station, and MetroLink trains will not stop at the station starting on December 18. Transit riders traveling to and from destinations near the station should instead use the Skinker MetroLink Station. Metro will also operate a station shuttle every 20 minutes during normal business hours throughout the closure, connecting riders from the University City-Big Bend MetroLink Station to the Clayton and Forest Park-DeBaliviere MetroLink stations.
Single-Tracking Schedule (December 15-20): On Monday through Saturday evenings from 6 p.m. to end of service, MetroLink will operate on a single track between the Union Station and Civic Center MetroLink Stations due to construction work at the Union Station tunnel.
Single-Tracking Schedule (December 8-12): On Monday through Saturday evenings from 6 p.m. to end of service, MetroLink will operate on a single track between the Union Station and Civic Center MetroLink Stations due to construction work at the Union Station tunnel.
Metro is conducting necessary maintenance work on tunnels used by MetroLink near Union Station. To facilitate construction, Metro has scheduled single-track operations during which Blue Line trains can only operate between Shrewsbury-Lansdowne I-44 and Forest Park-DeBaliviere Station.
During these scheduled single-track operations, riders should expect to transfer between Blue and Red Line trains as needed at the Forest Park-DeBaliviere Station. Red Line passengers may experiences delays of 5 minutes. Riders should allow extra time when transferring.
Metro expects work on the Union Station Tunnel to continue until Winter 2028 but does not expect single-tracking operations will be needed for the entire project. Metro will share an update once it has scheduled an end to single-tracking operations. Learn more about how Single-Track Operations work and why they are a necessary tool for Metro.
