Metro Transit Announces MetroLink Service Adjustment Extending Blue Line Service to Emerson Park

On Monday, February 24, Blue Line MetroLink trains will resume service as far east as the Emerson Park MetroLink Station.

Per Metro Transit’s statement,

• Red Line trains will operate between Lambert Airport and Shiloh-Scott MetroLink Stations.
• Blue Line trains will operate between Shrewsbury-Lansdowne I-44 and Emerson Park MetroLink Stations.
• Blue Line customers will not need to transfer to a Red Line train at the Forest Park-DeBaliviere Station. Only Blue Line customers traveling east of Emerson Park Station will need to transfer to a Red Line train to continue their trip.
• Some MetroLink schedules have minor changes, customers are encouraged to double-check the new schedules to see if times for their MetroLink trip have changed.
• New MetroLink schedules and other details can be found at MetroStLouis.org/ServiceChange.

Single-track operations became necessary in mid-January when an abundance of snow, ice, and persistent cold weather caused ground instability near MetroLink tracks in Illinois. Since then, Blue Line trains have been running between the Shrewsbury-Lansdowne I44 Transit Center and the Forest Park-DeBaliviere Transit Center. Blue Line riders were temporarily required to transfer to Red Line trains at the Forest Park MetroLink Station and Red Line trains were occasionally delayed.

Metro Transit asks that anyone with questions reach out to the Metro Transit Information team by phone (314-231-2345) or text (314-207-9786).