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MetroLink Work Will Cause Delays for Some Passengers Tonight and Tomorrow Night

Dianne Williams
Director of Communications
314-982-1440

Crews will be working on the MetroLink system at two different locations tonight and tomorrow night (October 22 & 23) and that will cause delays for some passengers. The affected sections of the MetroLink system are:
• Between the College and Shiloh-Scott MetroLink Stations
• Between the Civic Center and Union Station MetroLink Stations

Trains will not operate in Illinois between the College and Shiloh-Scott Stations from 8 p.m. until the end of service October 22 and 23 (Monday & Tuesday) 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 between the Civic Center MetroLink Station and the Union Station MetroLink Station from 8 p.m. until the end of service October 22 and 23 (Monday and Tuesday) so crews can conduct track maintenance. Blue Line trains will ONLY operate between the Shrewsbury MetroLink Station and the Forest Park-DeBaliviere MetroLink Station. Blue Line passengers may experience 10 minute delays and Red Line passengers may encounter 5 to 10 minute delays.

SERVICE DETAILS
Starting at 8 p.m. October 22 & 23 (Monday & Tuesday), 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. October 22 & 23 (Monday & Tuesday), trains will run on a single track between the Union Station MetroLink Station and the Civic Center MetroLink Station. Blue Line trains will ONLY operate between the Shrewsbury MetroLink Station and the Forest Park-DeBaliviere MetroLink Station. Blue Line passengers may experience 10 minute delays while Red Line passengers may encounter 5 to 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 Forest Park 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 Station to continue eastbound.

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