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August 27, 2012
Your Guide to the September 3rd MetroBus Quarterly Service Changes
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The quarterly MetroBus Service Change will go into effect on Monday, September 3, 2012. Some of the changes are the result of time adjustments to better improve connections and route performance at the request of our customers and operators. Several MetroBus routes involve both time adjustments and route changes. We’ve included links to the Metro website for schedules, maps and turning directions where appropriate for each line service change.
Details of the service changes with schedules, maps and turning directions are as follows:
- #2 Red Line: Rescheduled with running time adjustments on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays to provide better schedule adherence. Schedules.
- #11 Chippewa: Rescheduled with running time adjustments on weekdays to provide better schedule adherence and better connections at the Shrewsbury MetroLink Station. Schedules.
- #16 City Limits: Route change, buses will no longer serve Plymouth, Etzel and Hodiamont due to buses no longer able to negotiate the narrow streets. Schedules, Map, Turning Directions.
- #21 Watson Rd: Rescheduled on Saturdays and Sundays, from 5 p.m. to midnight, to provide better connections at the Shrewsbury MetroLink Station. Schedules.
- #27 North County Shuttle: Route change and running time adjustments. The V.A. Home on Highway 367/Lewis & Clark will be served from Old Halls Ferry via I-270 and Hwy. 367. This will provide a safer exit at the V.A. Home due to a non-operating traffic signal. No service will be provided on Hwy. 367 at Chambers, Comet and Haviland. Schedules, Map, Turning Directions.
- #30 Soulard: Route changed due to New Mississippi River Bridge Construction. Hadley at Cass is no longer a through street. 13th Street will be used in both directions between Cass and St. Louis Avenue. Schedules, Map, Turning Directions.
- #41 Lee: Route change and running time adjustments. This route will no longer serve Union Station; route will turn back at Civic Center. The bus stop remains on 14th Street between Clark and Spruce to provide better schedule adherence. Schedules, Map, Turning Directions.
- #47 Hanley: Rescheduled with running time adjustments on weekdays. 40-minute frequency during daytime off-peak to provide better schedule adherence. Schedules.
- #49 North Lindbergh: The weekday trips leaving the North Hanley MetroLink Station at 6:38 a.m. will leave at 6:36 a.m., and the 7:16 a.m. trip will leave at 7:12 a.m. to provide better schedule adherence. Schedules.
- #56 Kirkwood Webster: Rescheduled weekdays and Saturdays. This will provide better connections with MetroLink. Schedules.
- #57 Manchester: Sunday trip leaving Maplewood-Manchester MetroLink Station at 6:28 a.m. will leave at 6:23 a.m. This will transport employees to work before 7 a.m. at Wal-Mart located at Hwy. 141. Schedules.
- #73 Carondelet: Rescheduled on weekdays to provide better connections with the #48 South Lindbergh at South County Mall. Schedules.
- #91 Olive: Rescheduled on weekdays, with 24-minute peak hour frequency and 40-minute off-peak frequency until 9:11p.m., then hourly to end of service to provide better schedule adherence. All trips will serve Watson Road and Baur Road. Schedules, Map, Turning Directions.
- #94 Page: Running time adjustments on afternoon weekday trips to provide better schedule adherence. Schedules, Map, Turning Directions.
- #95 Kingshighway: Rescheduled with running time adjustments on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays to provide better schedule adherence. Schedules.
- #57X Clayton Road: Morning weekday trips leaving Central West End MetroLink Station and Ozark and Clayton Road will have running time adjustments. Schedules.
- #58X Twin Oaks: Route changed to operate on Spruce between Ewing and Compton. Schedules, Map, Turning Directions.
- #410 Eureka: Route changed to operate on Spruce between Ewing and Compton. Schedules, Map, Turning Directions.
Reminder, the #3 Forest Park Trolley operates from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Labor Day (Sept. 3) and then after that, it runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through October 31. Schedules
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I rode the 70 Grand bus for more than three years, took a year off (mainly to ride my bicycle) and am not riding it again. It is still as crowded as ever! Are there plans to add more buses to increase the frequency of the route in the near future? It is particularly crazy at peak hours (7am to 8am and 5pm to 6:30pm). A bus or three added during these times would really go a long way. MANY times I have seen a lady with kids turned away because the bus was too full. I am pretty sure this is not a typical problem for the rest of the system’s routes, but along Grand we are good transit riders! 🙂
The increased weekday evening frequency for the #95 is very welcome. Thank you, Metro!
I’m having some issues related to how I read the new bus schedules and maps in pdf’s when it comes to quarterly service changes that Metro in St Louis makes…my concerns and complaints that bothers me the most is that I don’t see schedule covers for Metrobus and Metrolink in pdf’s….is there a way for Metro to come up with a solution?