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MetroLink Maintenance Work This Week Will Cause Delays for Some Passengers
Dianne Williams
Director of Communications
314-982-1440
Work is scheduled on the MetroLink system this week tonight through Thursday (December 17-20) and some passengers may experience delays in the work zones. The affected areas of the MetroLink system are:
• College MetroLink Station
• Shiloh-Scott MetroLink Station
• Central West End MetroLink Station
• Grand MetroLink Station
Trains will not operate in Illinois between the College and Shiloh-Scott Stations from 8 p.m. until the end of service December 17-December 20 (Monday-Thursday) to accommodate ongoing track work. The St. Clair County Transit District will transport Red Line MetroLink customers by MetroBus from the College MetroLink Station to the Shiloh-Scott MetroLink Station. Westbound passengers should allow for 20-25 minute delays and eastbound passengers should expect 5 to 10 minute delays.
MetroLink will operate on a single track at the Central West End MetroLink Station from 8 p.m. until the end of service December 17, December 18 and December 20 (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday) so crews can conduct track maintenance. Blue Line and Red Line passengers may experience 10 minute delays. Blue Line trains will ONLY operate between the Shrewsbury MetroLink Station and the Forest Park-DeBaliviere MetroLink Station.
MetroLink will operate on a single track at the Grand MetroLink Station from 8 p.m. until the end of service on December 19 (Wednesday) so crews can conduct track maintenance. Blue Line and Red Line passengers may experience 10 minute delays. Blue Line trains will ONLY operate between the Shrewsbury MetroLink Station and the Forest Park-DeBaliviere MetroLink Station.
SERVICE DETAILS
Starting at 8 p.m. December 17–December 20 (Monday-Thursday), bus shuttles operated by the St. Clair County Transit District will transport MetroLink passengers between the College MetroLink Station to the Shiloh-Scott MetroLink Station.
Westbound Red Line passengers from Shiloh-Scott MetroLink Station will need to board a shuttle bus to travel to the College MetroLink Station. From there, they can board a train to continue west. They should allow an extra 20-25 minutes for their commutes.
Eastbound Red Line passengers will exit the train at the College MetroLink Station and board a shuttle bus to continue their trip to the Shiloh-Scott MetroLink Station. They may experience 5-10 delays during the bus shuttle operation. Blue Line service will not be impacted.
Starting at 8 p.m. December 17, December 18, and December 20 (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday), trains will run on a single track at the Central West End MetroLink Station so maintenance work can be conducted on the rails between the Forest Park-DeBaliviere Station and the Central West End Station. Blue Line trains will ONLY operate between the Shrewsbury MetroLink Station and the Forest Park-DeBaliviere MetroLink Station. Blue Line and Red Line passengers may experience 10 minute delays.
Westbound Blue Line passengers traveling between the Fairview Heights Station and the Central West End Station should board a Red Line train to the Forest Park-DeBaliviere MetroLink Station to transfer to a Blue Line train.
Eastbound Blue Line passengers traveling between the Central West End Station to the Fairview Heights Station should board a Red Line train at the Forest Park-DeBaliviere MetroLink Station to continue eastbound.
Starting at 8 p.m. December 19 (Wednesday) to end of service, trains will run on a single track at the Grand MetroLink Station so maintenance work can be conducted on the rails. Blue Line trains will ONLY operate between the Shrewsbury MetroLink Station and the Forest Park-DeBaliviere MetroLink Station. Blue Line and Red Line passengers may experience 10 minute delays.
Westbound Blue Line passengers traveling between the Fairview Heights Station and the Central West End Station should board a Red Line train to the Forest Park-DeBaliviere MetroLink Station to transfer to a Blue Line train.
Eastbound Blue Line passengers traveling between the Central West End Station to the Fairview Heights Station should board a Red Line train at the Forest Park-DeBaliviere MetroLink Station to continue eastbound.
Updates on MetroLink operations can be found at www.metrostlouis.org in the Rider Alert section.