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St. Louis is the first city in the nation to host a Welcome Home Our Heroes Parade for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and many people are expected to travel downtown this weekend. Here’s what you need to know to travel by transit this chilly January weekend to the parade and the WWE event at Scottrade Center.

Welcome Home Our Heroes Parade –
Saturday, January 28, 2012, Noon – Kiener Plaza

MetroLink
Access the parade via the Civic Center, Union Station or 8th & Pine MetroLink Stations. MetroLink will run on a regular weekend service Saturday and Sunday.

MetroBus
Access the parade through MetroBus routes heading into the Civic Center Transit Center at 14th and Spruce Streets.
To accommodate the parade, several MetroBus routes will be rerouted:
#41 Lee, #70 Grand, #74 Florissant, #94 Page, #97 Delmar, #99 Downtown Trolley
#4 Natural Bridge, #10 Gravois, #11 Chippewa, #30 Soulard, #40 Broadway
The bus routes will still provide access to the parade for passengers; use the Rider Alert page to follow directions.

World Wide Entertainment Wrestling Royal Rumble
Sunday, January 29, 2012 6:45 p.m. Scottrade Center

MetroLink
Access the event via Civic Center MetroLink Station. MetroLink will run on a regular weekend service on Sunday.

MetroBus
Access the event through MetroBus routes heading into the Civic Center Transit Center at 14th and Spruce.
Reroutes for all Scottrade Events (to work with traffic) include: #4 Natural Bridge, #10 Gravois Lindell, #30 Soulard, #32 M.L. King Chouteau, #41 Lee, #74 Florissant, #94 Page, and #97 Delmar.
The bus routes will still provide access to the parade for passengers; use the Rider Alert page to follow directions.