Fairview Heights station (MetroLink)

Fairview Heights
General information
Location9720 West Illinois Route 161
Fairview Heights, Illinois
Coordinates38°35′37″N 90°02′52″W / 38.593617°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 Blue Line Terminus
Washington Park Red Line Memorial Hospital
Location
Map

Fairview Heights station is a light rail station on the Red and Blue lines of the St. Louis MetroLink system.[5] 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.

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.[6]

  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. Free access icon
  5. ^ "Fairview Heights Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  6. ^ Cella, Kim (2024-08-21). "TRANSIT STOP TRANSFORMATION PROJECT AT THE FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS TRANSIT CENTER OPENS TO THE PUBLIC". Citizens For Modern Transit. Retrieved 2024-08-24.