Shiloh-Scott is a

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station. Located adjacent to

Scott Air Force Base Scott Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in St. Clair County, Illinois, near Belleville and O'Fallon, east-southeast of downtown St. Louis. Scott Field was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the U ...

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, this station is the eastern terminus of the MetroLink system. It opened on June 23, 2003, as part of Phase 2 of the St. Clair County Extension, which extended MetroLink from

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to Shiloh-Scott. The Shiloh-Scott station is the terminus for the

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's 14 mile (22.5 km) MetroBikeLink

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system. The 2.9 mile (4.7 km) segment connecting the College station to Shiloh-Scott was opened in 2017.

Station layout

The station is divided into two sections: one side is open to the general public and the other side to those with Scott Air Force Base security clearances. Each side has its own

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lot.

Extensions in Progress

A 5.2-mile (8.4 km) expansion of the Red Line from Shiloh-Scott to MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in

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received $96 million in funding from the State of Illinois in 2019. The expansion will include a 2.6-mile double-track section, a 2.6-mile single-track section and a passenger station at the end of the alignment at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport. Design is expected to be complete in August 2022 with a groundbreaking taking place shortly after. The expansion is expected to be operational by Spring 2025.

References

External links

St. Louis Metro
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shiloh-Scott (St. Louis MetroLink) St. Clair County Transit District MetroLink stations in St. Clair County, Illinois Red Line (St. Louis MetroLink) Railway stations in the United States opened in 2003 2003 establishments in Illinois