College station (MetroLink)

College station is a St. Louis MetroLink station.[5] This station serves Southwestern Illinois College and the Green Mount Commons shopping center near the eastern edge of Belleville, Illinois. It is also a large commuter station featuring 598 park and ride spaces and 25 long-term spaces.

College
General information
Location2622 Carlyle Avenue
Belleville, Illinois
Coordinates38.516248°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
toward Lambert Airport
 Red Line Shiloh–Scott
Terminus

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

College 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.[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 (Carlyle Avenue).

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. "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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