Belleville is a

St. Louis MetroLink MetroLink is the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan mass transit system serving Missouri and the Metro East area of Illinois. The system consists of two rail lines (Red Line and Blue Line) connecting St. Louis Lambert International Airport and Shre ...

station. The station bisects Scheel Street in the northern section of

Belleville, Illinois Belleville is a city and the county seat of St. Clair County, Illinois, coterminous with the now defunct Belleville Township. It is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville and the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows. The ...

approximately one mile (1.6 km) from the center of town. It has a MetroBus transfer and a large parking lot on the southwest side of the tracks that features 287

park and ride A park and ride, also known as incentive parking or a commuter lot, is a parking lot with public transport connections that allows commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system ...

spaces and 34 long-term spaces. Like the Emerson Park Transit Center, this station also includes a small retail building with four storefronts near the bus boarding plaza. The Belleville station has a connection to the St. Clair County Transit District's 14 mile (22.5 km) MetroBikeLink

shared-use path A shared-use path, mixed-use path or multi-use pathway is a path which is 'designed to accommodate the movement of pedestrians and cyclists'. Examples of shared-use paths include sidewalks designated as shared-use, bridleways and rail trails. ...

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 Southwestern Illinois College is a public community college in Illinois with campuses in Belleville, Granite City, and Red Bud. It also has off-campus sites throughout the district, including Scott Air Force Base and the East St. Louis Commun ...

. Just south of the Belleville station, trail users can connect to the Orchard Loop Connector. On June 26, 2022, Citizens for Modern Transit, the St. Clair County Transit District, AARP in St. Louis, and Metro Transit unveiled the “Transit Stop Transformation” project at the Belleville Transit Center. The team overseeing this project converted the concrete area between the bus bays and MetroLink entrance into an interactive and engaging space that boasts a vibrant-colored “Art Grows in Belleville” theme. The revitalized space features new custom bike racks, shade structures, a Belleville city logo sign, benches, planters and elevated window artwork.

Station layout

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St. Louis MetroStation from Google Maps Street View
St. Clair County Transit District MetroLink stations in St. Clair County, Illinois Red Line (St. Louis MetroLink) Railway stations in the United States opened in 2001 {{Illinois-railstation-stub