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MetroLink Passengers to be Shuttled by Bus Between Civic Center and 5th & Missouri Stations on January 16 & 17
MetroLink trains will not operate between the Civic Center and 5th & Missouri MetroLink Stations on Saturday, January 16, and Sunday, January 17, and MetroLink passengers should allow extra time for their commutes that weekend. Trains will not be able to travel through downtown St. Louis due to the demolition of the Spruce Street Bridge near Busch Stadium. MetroLink Station Shuttles will transport passengers by bus between the Civic Center, Stadium, 8th & Pine, Convention Center, Laclede’s Landing, East Riverfront and 5th & Missouri MetroLink Stations. Passengers traveling through the affected area should expect delays of 20 to 30 minutes.
The following stations will be served by MetroLink Station Shuttles. Metro will have personnel at all of these stations to assist passengers:
- Civic Center MetroLink Station
- Stadium MetroLink Station
- 8th & Pine MetroLink Station
- Convention Center MetroLink Station
- Laclede’s Landing MetroLink Station
- East Riverfront MetroLink Station
- 5th & Missouri MetroLink Station
Red Line MetroLink trains will operate on the normal weekend schedules providing 20-minute service between the Lambert Airport Terminal #1 and Civic Center MetroLink Stations; and between the 5th & Missouri and Shiloh-Scott MetroLink Stations.
Blue Line MetroLink trains will only be in service between the Shrewsbury-Lansdowne I-44 and Civic Center MetroLink Stations and will operate on the normal weekend schedule providing 20-minute service between those stations. Since Blue Line trains will not be operating in Illinois, Blue Line passengers will need to board Red Line trains all weekend in the Metro East.
Passengers will exit the trains at the Civic Center and 5th & Missouri Stations to board a MetroLink Station Shuttle to continue their trips. Customers utilizing the stations listed above where MetroLink trains will not be operating, will need to board a MetroLink Station Shuttle at the designated MetroLink Station Shuttle stop near the station.
Passengers traveling through the affected area should expect delays of 20 to 30 minutes. Metro employees will be available at the impacted stations to assist.
MetroLink will resume normal operations between the Civic Center and 5th & Missouri MetroLink Stations by the beginning of service on Monday, January 18.
Updates on MetroLink operations can be found via social media on Metro’s Twitter feed at @STLMetro and on Facebook at St. Louis Metro Transit.
About Metro
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.
