Belleville station (MetroLink)

Belleville station is a St. Louis MetroLink station.[5] The station bisects Scheel Street in the northern section of Belleville, Illinois approximately one-mile (1.6 km) from the center of town. It has a MetroBus transfer and a large parking lot on the southwest side of the tracks that features 287 park and ride spaces and 34 long-term spaces. This station also includes a small retail building with four storefronts near the bus boarding plaza.

Belleville
An eastbound Red Line train approaches Belleville station.
General information
Location800 Scheel Street
Belleville, Illinois
Coordinates38.52180°N 89.97432°W / 38.52180; -89.97432
Owned byBi-State Development
Operated byMetro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Bus stands5[1]
ConnectionsBus transport MetroBus Illinois: 1, 15, 16, 17[2]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking321 spaces[3]
Bicycle facilitiesRacks, MetroBikeLink Trail
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 5, 2001[4]
Passengers
2018534 daily
Rank28 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station
Swansea
toward Lambert Airport
 Red Line College
toward Shiloh–Scott

In 2022, the concrete area between the bus bays and MetroLink entrance was updated into an interactive space that boasts a vibrant-colored “Art Grows in Belleville” theme and includes new custom bike racks, shade structures, a Belleville city logo sign, benches, planters and elevated window artwork. The third "Transit Stop Transformation" project to be completed, it was unveiled on June 26, 2022, by Citizens for Modern Transit, the St. Clair County Transit District, AARP in St. Louis, and Metro Transit.[6]

Station layout
Westbound ←      Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Swansea)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound ←      Red Line toward Shiloh–Scott (College) →
Street Entrance/exit, park and ride lot, bus bays

The Belleville station 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.[7] Just south of the Belleville station, trail users can connect to the Orchard Loop Connector.[8]

References
  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. icon of an open green padlock
  5. "Belleville Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  6. Cella, Kim (June 26, 2022). "The "Transit Stop Transformation Project" at Belleville Transit Center Opens to the Public". Citizens For Modern Transit. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  7. 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.
  8. "SCCTD MetroBikeLink System". St. Clair County Transit District. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
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