Better Late Than Never

At long last, the St. Louis MetroLink Shrewsbury Line is about to open. Until now, this light rail system has had one line, which runs from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport to downtown St. Louis and across the Mississippi River to Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. The portion of the line from the airport to East St. Louis opened in 1993. Part of the extension to Scott Air Force Base opened in 2001 and the final segment was completed in 2003. The new Shrewsbury Line will serve St. Louis’ West End, Washington University, University City, Clayton, Richmond Heights, Brentwood and Maplewood. The terminal at Shrewsbury will have a large park-and-ride facility adjacent to Interstate 44. The new line will link the metropolitan region’s largest business centers – Clayton and downtown St. Louis. Click on the link at the bottom of this post to see a PDF file (from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch) detailing how trains will run on the reconfigured system. Note that there will be no direct trains between Clayton and the airport; a change at the Forest Park Station will be required:
MetroLink-Shrewsbury (.pdf file)