Belleville station (MetroLink)

Belleville
An eastbound Red Line train approaches Belleville
General information
Location800 Scheel Street
Belleville, Illinois
Coordinates38°31′18″N 89°58′28″W / 38.52180°N 89.97432°W / 38.52180; -89.97432
Owned byBi-State Development
Operated byMetro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Bus stands5[1]
ConnectionsBus transport MetroBus Illinois: 1, 15, 16, 17[2]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking321 spaces[3]
Bicycle facilitiesRacks, MetroBikeLink Trail
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 5, 2001[4]
Passengers
2018534 daily
Rank28 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station
Swansea Red Line College
Location
Map

Belleville station is a light rail station on the Red Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system.[5] This at-grade station bisects Scheel Street in the northern section of Belleville, Illinois approximately one-mile (1.6 km) from the center of town. It features a MetroBus transfer and 321 park and ride spaces.

This station also includes a small retail building with four storefronts near the bus boarding plaza.

  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.
  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. ^ "Belleville Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 16, 2022.