Belleville station (MetroLink)
# Belleville station (MetroLink)

Belleville station is a St. Louis MetroLink station. The station bisects Scheel Street in the northern section of Belleville, Illinois 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 spaces and 34 long-term spaces. This station also includes a small retail building with four storefronts near the bus boarding plaza.

In 2022, the concrete area between the bus bays and MetroLink entrance was updated into an interactive space that boasts a vibrant-colored “Art Grows in Belleville” theme and includes new custom bike racks, shade structures, a Belleville city logo sign, benches, planters and elevated window artwork. The third "Transit Stop Transformation" project to be completed, it was unveiled on June 26, 2022, by Citizens for Modern Transit, the St. Clair County Transit District, AARP in St. Louis, and Metro Transit.

## Station layout

| Westbound | ← Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Swansea) |
| - | - |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left ||
| Eastbound | ← Red Line toward Shiloh–Scott (College) → |
| Street | Entrance/exit, park and ride lot, bus bays |

## MetroBikeLink

The Belleville station has a connection to the St. Clair County Transit District's 14-mile (23 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. Just south of the Belleville station, trail users can connect to the Orchard Loop Connector.

