Fairview Heights | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 9720 West Illinois Route 161 Fairview Heights, Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°35′37″N 90°02′52″W / 38.593617°N 90.047835°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Bi-State Development | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Transit | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Bus stands | 7[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  MetroBus Illinois: 1, 12, 13[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | 898 spaces[3] | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks, MetroBikeLink Trail | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | May 5, 2001[4] | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 1,611 daily | |||||||||||||||
| Rank | 7 out of 38 | |||||||||||||||
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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]
- ^ "Bus Bays" (PDF). Metro Transit. January 2021. p. 13. 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.
- ^ "Fairview Heights Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ 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.
