Fairview Heights station (MetroLink)

Fairview Heights station is a light rail station on the Red and Blue lines of the St. Louis MetroLink system. 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. It is the eastern terminus of the Blue Line and has a pocket track allowing Blue Line trains to reverse directions and layover between runs.

Fairview Heights is primarily a commuter station with 898 park and ride spaces and a large MetroBus transfer.

Station layout
The island platform is accessed via a single ramp on its west end that connects to the bus boarding area and park and ride lot.

MetroBikeLink
Fairview Heights is the northernmost station served by the St. Clair County Transit District's MetroBikeLink shared-use path system. This 3.5 mi section opened in 2019 and follows former CSX right-of-way and Schoenberger Creek through the hills of the Dutch Hollow area of Belleville and Fairview Heights. This section of trail connects to the other 11.5 mi of MetroBikeLink for a total of 14 mi of paved trails along MetroLink in St. Clair County, Illinois.