page_title: MetroLink (St. Louis)
section_title: Lines
hierarchical_section_title: MetroLink (St. Louis) / Lines
caption_attribution_description: English: An eastbound Red Line train approaches Belleville
context_page_description: MetroLink is the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan mass transit system serving Missouri and the Metro East area of Illinois. The system consists of two lines connecting St. Louis Lambert International Airport and Shrewsbury, Missouri with Scott Air Force Base near Shiloh, Illinois, Washington University, Forest Park, and Downtown St. Louis. The system features 38 stations and is the only light rail system in the country to cross state lines. As of the first quarter of 2015, it is second only to Minneapolis Metro Transit's Blue and Green lines in the Midwestern United States in terms of ridership, and is the 11th-largest light rail system in the country.
  MetroLink is operated by the Bi-State Development Agency, operating as Metro since 2003, in a shared fare system with the MetroBus lines. Despite officially being called "light rail," it features many characteristics of a light metro or even rapid transit service, including a completely independent right of way, higher top speed, and high level platforms.
caption: A view of a Red Line train passing through Belleville, Illinois.
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