College station (MetroLink)

College
College
General information
Location	2622 Carlyle Avenue; Belleville, Illinois
Coordinates	38°30′58″N 89°55′10″W / 38.516248°N 89.919416°W
Owned by	Bi-State Development
Operated by	Metro Transit
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Bus stands	4
Connections	MetroBus Illinois: 16;
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	623 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Racks, MetroBikeLink Trail
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	May 5, 2001
Passengers
2018	509 daily
Rank	30 out of 38
Services
Location
Location

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

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

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

Southwestern Illinois College

References

^ "Bus Bays" (PDF). Metro Transit. January 2021. p. 9. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
^ "Illinois System Map" (Map). Metro Transit. April 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
^ "System Addresses". Metro Transit. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
^ 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.
^ "College Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
^ 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.

External links

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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.

[may01opening-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.

[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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