College station (MetroLink)

College
College
General information
Location	2622 Carlyle Avenue; Belleville, Illinois
Coordinates	38°30′58″N 89°55′10″W / 38.516248°N 89.919416°W
Owned by	Bi-State Development
Operated by	Metro Transit
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Bus stands	4
Connections	MetroBus Illinois: 16;
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	623 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Racks, MetroBikeLink Trail
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	May 5, 2001
Passengers
2018	509 daily
Rank	30 out of 38
Services

College station is a light rail station on the Red Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system.^[5] This at-grade station serves Southwestern Illinois College on the eastern edge of Belleville, Illinois. It is also features MetroBus service and 623 park and ride spaces.

History[edit]

College 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.

Station layout[edit]

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

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

Notable places nearby[edit]

Southwestern Illinois College

References[edit]

^ "Bus Bays" (PDF). Metro Transit. January 2021. p. 9. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
^ "Illinois System Map" (Map). Metro Transit. April 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
^ "System Addresses". Metro Transit. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
^ 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.
^ "College Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
^ 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.

External links[edit]

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[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.

[may01opening-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.

[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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