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September 4, 2015

MetroLink Work Scheduled September 8 – 13

Light rail maintenance work scheduled September 8-13 may result in delays for Red Line MetroLink commuters so they are encouraged to allow a little extra time for their trips. To accommodate crews replacing wooden rail ties, MetroLink will operate on a single track at the North Hanley, UMSL North and UMSL South MetroLink Stations at the following times next week: 

  • On Tuesday, September 8, from 11:30 p.m. until end of service
  • On Wednesday through Friday, September 9-11, from 8 p.m. until end of service
  • On Saturday, September 12, from beginning of service to 8 a.m., and from 8 p.m. until end of service
  • On Sunday, September 13, from beginning of service to 8 a.m.

Red Line passengers may experience delays of 5 to 10 minutes during the single-track operation. Blue Line MetroLink service will not be impacted. 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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