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June 21, 2013

MetroLink Work Scheduled June 24 through June 30

Patti Beck
Director of Communications
314-982-1440

Work is scheduled on the MetroLink system Monday through Sunday (June 24-30) and some Red Line passengers may experience short delays in the work zones. The affected area of the MetroLink system is:

• College MetroLink Station
• UMSL North MetroLink Station
• UMSL South MetroLink Station
• North Hanley MetroLink Station

To perform track work between College Station and Shiloh-Scott Station, regular MetroLink service will end at College Station for the Red Line Monday through Thursday nights (June 24-27) and Sunday night (June 30) beginning at 8 p.m. until the end of service. Customers who normally park at the Shiloh-Scott Station are encouraged to park at the College Station on the affected dates to avoid delays after 8 p.m. This schedule is expected to continue Monday through Thursday nights and Sunday nights through September.

• Eastbound Red Line passengers wishing to travel to Shiloh-Scott Station will board a Shuttle Train at College Station to continue to Shiloh-Scott Station. Shiloh-Scott passengers may encounter delays of 20 to 25 minutes.
• Westbound Red Line passengers at Shiloh-Scott Station will board a Shuttle Train there and ride to College Station, where they can board a regular in-service westbound train. Shiloh-Scott passengers may encounter delays of 20 to 25 minutes.
• Blue Line service will not be affected.

To accommodate this platform maintenance at UMSL North and UMSL South Stations MetroLink will operate on a single track at the UMSL North, UMSL South and North Hanley stations Friday night (June 28) at from 8 p.m. until the end of service and Saturday and Sunday (June 29-30) from the beginning of service until the end of service

• Red Line service may experience delays up to 5 minutes.
• Blue Line service will not be affected.

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

The Bi-State Development Agency/Metro (BSDA/Metro) is the operator of the Metro public transportation system for the St. Louis region, which includes the 87 vehicle, 46-mile MetroLink light rail system; 374 MetroBus vehicle fleet that operates on 75 MetroBus routes; and Metro Call‑A‑Ride, a paratransit fleet of 121 vans.

BSDA/Metro also owns and operates St. Louis Downtown Airport and its surrounding industrial business park, and the Gateway Arch Riverboats, as well as operates the Gateway Arch Revenue Collections Center, the Gateway Arch Transportation System, and the Gateway Arch Parking Facility.

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