Fairview Heights station (MetroLink)

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Fairview Heights
General information
Location9720 West Illinois Route 161
Fairview Heights, Illinois
Coordinates 38°35′37″N90°02′52″W / 38.593617°N 90.047835°W / 38.593617; -90.047835
Owned by Bi-State Development
Operated by Metro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Bus stands7 [1]
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg MetroBus Illinois: 01, 06, 12, 13
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking898 spaces [2]
Bicycle facilities Racks, MetroBikeLink Trail
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 5, 2001 (2001-05-05) [3]
Passengers
20181,611 daily
Rank7 out of 38
Services
Preceding station St Louis MetroLink Logo.svg MetroLink Following station
Washington Park Blue Line Terminus
Washington Park Red Line Memorial Hospital
Location
Fairview Heights station (MetroLink)

Fairview Heights station is a light rail station on the Red and Blue lines of the St. Louis MetroLink system. [4] This at-grade station is located on the western edge of Fairview Heights, Illinois near the intersection of St. Clair Avenue and Illinois Route 161. It is the eastern terminus of the Blue Line and has a pocket track allowing Blue Line trains to reverse directions and layover between runs.

Contents

Fairview Heights is primarily a commuter station with 898 park and ride spaces and a large MetroBus transfer.

In 2024, the area between the bus bays and MetroLink entrance was updated with vibrantly colored elements in a “Love Where You Live” theme, including large shade structures, seating, trees, planters and banners. The sixth "Transit Stop Transformation" project to be completed, it was unveiled on August 21, 2024 by Citizens for Modern Transit, AARP in St. Louis, and Metro Transit in partnership with several local agencies. [5]

Station layout

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

Bus connections

The following MetroBus lines serve Fairview Heights station: [4]

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 former CSX right-of-way 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. "System Addresses". Metro Transit . Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  3. 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. Lock-green.svg
  4. 1 2 "Fairview Heights Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  5. Cella, Kim (August 21, 2024). "TRANSIT STOP TRANSFORMATION PROJECT AT THE FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS TRANSIT CENTER OPENS TO THE PUBLIC". Citizens For Modern Transit. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  6. "SCCTD MetroBikeLink System". St. Clair County Transit District. Retrieved October 15, 2022.