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MetroLink (reporting mark BSDA) is a light rail system [7] [8] that serves the Greater St. Louis area. Operated by Metro Transit in a shared fare system with MetroBus, [9] the two-line, 38-station system runs from St. Louis Lambert International Airport and Shrewsbury in Missouri to Scott Air Force Base in Illinois.
The Red Line is the older and longer line of the MetroLink light rail system in Greater St. Louis.It serves 29 stations across three counties and two states.. While officially light rail, the Red Line has many characteristics of a light metro, rapid transit, or semi-metro service, [1] including an independent right-of-way, a higher top speed, and level boarding at all platforms.
Interior view of the 8th & Pine subway station in downtown St. Louis Platform at Clayton station in 2023 A train at the Terminal 1 station at St. Louis Lambert International Airport East Riverfront station in 2008 A view of the brick arches in the historic St. Louis Freight Tunnel, now used for MetroLink Platform of the Civic Center station (I-64 ramps can be seen in the background) West side ...
The Blue Line is the newer and shorter line of the MetroLink light rail service in Greater St. Louis.It serves 25 stations across three counties and two states.. While officially light rail, the Blue Line features many characteristics of a light metro, semi-metro or rapid transit service, [1] including a completely independent right of way, a higher top speed, and level boarding at all platforms.
MetroLink in Belleville, Illinois. Public transit service in St. Clair County is provided by Metro Transit in partnership with the St. Clair County Transit District. Service includes local bus lines and the MetroLink light rail system. MetroLink has 11 stations in Illinois between the East St. Louis Riverfront and Scott Air Force Base.
The Illinois garage opened in 1984 and is roughly 1.4 miles (2.3 km) from the 29th Street rail yard in East St. Louis. The 287,255 square foot facility serves buses that run on routes sponsored by the St. Clair County Transit District. [15]
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.
The need for a north/south MetroLink line was first identified during the East-West Gateway Council of Governments three corridor study in the year 2000. [1] Officials identified a northern locally perfered alternative (LPA) that would have connected downtown St. Louis to St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley that would have cost $485.5 million. [2]