Fairview Heights station (MetroLink)

Fairview Heights station is a St. Louis MetroLink station.[5] This station is located on the western edge of Fairview Heights, Illinois and is primarily a commuter station with 853 park and ride spaces and 45 long-term spaces. The station is a large transfer for Illinois MetroBus routes and is the eastern terminus of the Blue Line. To the east of the station is a pocket track allowing Blue Line trains to reverse directions and layover between runs.

Fairview Heights
General information
Location9720 West Illinois Route 161
Fairview Heights, Illinois
Coordinates38.593617°N 90.047835°W / 38.593617; -90.047835
Owned byBi-State Development
Operated byMetro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Bus stands7[1]
ConnectionsBus transport MetroBus Illinois: 1, 12, 13[2]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking898 spaces[3]
Bicycle facilitiesRacks, MetroBikeLink Trail
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 5, 2001 (2001-05-05)[4]
Passengers
20181,611 daily
Rank7 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station
Washington Park
toward Shrewsbury
 Blue Line Terminus
Washington Park
toward Lambert Airport
 Red Line Memorial Hospital
toward Shiloh–Scott

The station and its adjoining transit center are located at the intersection of St. Clair Avenue and Illinois Route 161.

Station layout
Street Entrance/exit, park and ride lot, bus bays
Westbound ←      Blue Line toward Shrewsbury (Washington Park)
←      Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Washington Park)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound ←      Red Line toward Shiloh–Scott (Memorial Hospital) →
←      Blue Line terminating trains →

Fairview Heights is the northernmost station served by the St. Clair County Transit District's MetroBikeLink shared-use path system. This 3.5-mile (5.6 km) section opened in 2019 and follows the old CSX rail alignment and Schoenberger Creek through the hills of the Dutch Hollow area of Belleville and Fairview Heights. This section of trail connects to the other 11.5 miles (18.5 km) of MetroBikeLink for a total of 14 miles (23 km) of paved trails along MetroLink in St. Clair County, Illinois.[6]

References
  1. "Bus Bays" (PDF). Metro Transit. January 2021. p. 13. 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. "Fairview Heights Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  6. "SCCTD MetroBikeLink System". St. Clair County Transit District. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
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