College station (MetroLink)

College is a St. Louis MetroLink station.[2] This station serves Southwestern Illinois College and the Green Mount Commons shopping center near the eastern edge of Belleville, Illinois. It is also a large commuter station featuring 598 park and ride spaces and 25 long-term spaces.

College
MetroLink light rail station
General information
Location2622 Carlyle Avenue
Belleville, Illinois 62221
Coordinates38.516248°N 89.919416°W / 38.516248; -89.919416
Owned byBi-State Development Agency
Operated byMetro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Bus stands4
Connections MetroBus IL: 16
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking623 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesRack
MetroBikeLink Trail
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 5, 2001[1]
Passengers
2018509 daily
Rank30 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station
Belleville
toward Lambert Airport Terminal 1
 Red Line Shiloh–Scott
Terminus

College 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] Here, trail users can connect with pathways on the college campus and the East Belleville YMCA Loop Trail just north of Illinois Route 161 (Carlyle Avenue).

Station layout
P
Platform level		 Westbound ←      Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Belleville)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound ←      Red Line toward Shiloh – Scott (Terminus) →
Street level Exit/entrance, parking, buses

References
  1. 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.
  2. "College Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  3. 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.


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