Fairview Heights is a St. Louis MetroLink station.[2] This station is located on the western edge of Fairview Heights, Illinois and is primarily a commuter station with 853 park and ride spaces and 45 long-term spaces. The station is a large transfer for Illinois MetroBus routes and is the eastern terminus of the Blue Line.

Fairview Heights
MetroLink light rail station
General information
Location	9720 W. Illinois Route 161 Fairview Heights, Illinois 62208
Coordinates	38.593617°N 90.047835°W / 38.593617; -90.047835
Owned by	Bi-State Development Agency
Operated by	Metro Transit
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Bus stands	6
Connections	MetroBus IL: 1, 12, 13
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	898 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Rack MetroBikeLink Trail
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	May 5, 2001[1]
Passengers
2018	1,611 daily
Rank	7 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station Washington Park toward Lambert Airport Terminal 1 Red Line Memorial Hospital toward Shiloh–Scott Washington Park toward Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44 Blue Line Terminus

The station and its adjoining transit center are located at the intersection of St. Clair Avenue and Illinois Route 161.

Fairview Heights is the northernmost station served by the St. Clair County Transit District's MetroBikeLink shared-use path system. This 3.5 mile (5.6 km) section opened in 2019 and follows the old CSX rail alignment and Schoenberger Creek through hills and hollers of the Dutch Hollow area of Belleville and Fairview Heights. This section of trail connects to the other 11.5 miles (18.5 km) of MetroBikeLink for a total of 14 miles (22.5 km) of paved trails along MetroLink in St. Clair County, Illinois.[3]

Station layout

References

External links

• St. Louis Metro

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