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College station (MetroLink)

Coordinates: 38°30′58″N 89°55′10″W / 38.516248°N 89.919416°W / 38.516248; -89.919416
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College
General information
Location2622 Carlyle Avenue
Belleville, Illinois
Coordinates38°30′58″N 89°55′10″W / 38.516248°N 89.919416°W / 38.516248; -89.919416
Owned byBi-State Development
Operated byMetro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Bus stands4[1]
ConnectionsBus transport MetroBus Illinois: 16[2]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking623 spaces[3]
Bicycle facilitiesRacks, MetroBikeLink Trail
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 5, 2001[4]
Passengers
2018509 daily
Rank30 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station
Belleville Red Line Shiloh–Scott
Terminus
Location
Map

College station is a light rail station on the Red Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system.[5] This at-grade station serves Southwestern Illinois College on the eastern edge of Belleville, Illinois. It is also features MetroBus service and 623 park and ride spaces.

History

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College has a connection to the St. Clair County Transit District's 14-mile (23 km) MetroBikeLink shared-use path system. This was the first segment of the MetroBikeLink system when it opened in 2002 and consisted of a 4-mile (6.4 km) trail, running from the Swansea station to Southwestern Illinois College.[6] Here, trail users can connect with pathways on the college campus and the East Belleville YMCA Loop Trail just north of Illinois Route 161.

Station layout

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The island platform is accessed via a single ramp on its north end that connects to the bus boarding area and the park and ride lot.

Street Entrance/exit, bus bays, park and ride
Westbound      Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Belleville)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound      Red Line toward Shiloh–Scott (Terminus)

Notable places nearby

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References

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  1. ^ "Bus Bays" (PDF). Metro Transit. January 2021. p. 9. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Illinois System Map" (Map). Metro Transit. April 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "System Addresses". Metro Transit. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  4. ^ Leiser, Ken (April 30, 2001). "MetroLink Extension Opens This Weekend With Parking to Spare". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. A9. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  5. ^ "College Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  6. ^ Cella, Kim (May 16, 2022). "SCCTD Encourages Use of the MetroBikeLink System During National Bike to Work Week". Citizens For Modern Transit. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
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