Belleville station (MetroLink)
Belleville | |||||||||||
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MetroLink light rail station | |||||||||||
![]() An eastbound Red Line train approaches Belleville station. | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 800 Scheel Street Belleville, Illinois 62221 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°31′18″N 89°58′28″W / 38.52180°N 89.97432°WCoordinates: 38°31′18″N 89°58′28″W / 38.52180°N 89.97432°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Bi-State Development Agency | ||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Transit | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Bus stands | 5 | ||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Parking | 321 spaces | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Racks MetroBikeLink Trail | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | May 5, 2001[1] | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2018 | 534 daily | ||||||||||
Rank | 28 out of 38 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Belleville is a St. Louis MetroLink station.[2] 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. Like the Emerson Park Transit Center, this station also includes a small retail building with four storefronts near the bus boarding plaza.
The Belleville station has a connection to the St. Clair County Transit District's 14 mile (22.5 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.[3] Just south of the Belleville station, trail users can connect to the Orchard Loop Connector.[4]
On June 26, 2022, Citizens for Modern Transit, the St. Clair County Transit District, AARP in St. Louis, and Metro Transit unveiled the “Transit Stop Transformation” project at the Belleville Transit Center. The team overseeing this project converted the concrete area between the bus bays and MetroLink entrance into an interactive and engaging space that boasts a vibrant-colored “Art Grows in Belleville” theme. The revitalized space features new custom bike racks, shade structures, a Belleville city logo sign, benches, planters and elevated window artwork.[5]
Station layout
P Platform level |
Westbound | ← Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Swansea) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Eastbound | Red Line toward Shiloh – Scott (College) → | |
Street level | Exit/entrance, parking, buses |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Belleville Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ Cella, Kim (2022-05-16). "SCCTD ENCOURAGES USE OF THE METROBIKELINK SYSTEM DURING NATIONAL BIKE TO WORK WEEK (May 16-20)". Citizens For Modern Transit. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ "SCCTD MetroBikeLink System". St. Clair County Transit District. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ Cella, Kim (2022-06-26). "THE "TRANSIT STOP TRANSFORMATION PROJECT" AT BELLEVILLE TRANSIT CENTER OPENS TO THE PUBLIC". Citizens For Modern Transit. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
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