Station in St. Louis MetroLink light rail system, Illinois, USA
| Swansea | |||||||||||
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.jpg) Swansea station platform | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 236 Metro Way Swansea, Illinois | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°32′10″N 89°59′13″W / 38.536023°N 89.986916°W / 38.536023; -89.986916 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Bi-State Development | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Transit | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bus stands | 6 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  MetroBus Illinois: 16 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 751 spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks, MetroBikeLink Trail | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | May 5, 2001 (2001-05-05) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 370 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 35 out of 38 | ||||||||||
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Swansea station is a light rail station on the Red Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system. This at-grade station is located in Swansea, Illinois between Illinois State Routes 159 and 161. It is primarily a commuter station with 751 park and ride spaces and MetroBus service.
Also located at this station is a 16,690 square foot maintenance facility that provides workspace and storage for Metro's Illinois crews.
History
Swansea 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 this station, trail users can connect to the Richland Creek Greenway in Belleville, Illinois.
In 2019, an $11 million transit-oriented development called Metro Landing of Swansea opened on a vacant lot next to the park and ride lot and caters to adults seeking an independent lifestyle at an affordable cost.
Station layout
The island platform is accessed via a single ramp on its west end that connects to the bus boarding area on the north side of the tracks and the MetroBikeLink trail on the south side.
| Street | Entrance/exit, bus bays, park and ride |
| Westbound | ← Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Memorial Hospital) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | |
| Eastbound | ← Red Line toward Shiloh–Scott (Belleville) → |
References
- "Bus Bays" (PDF). Metro Transit. January 2021. p. 25. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- "Illinois System Map" (Map). Metro Transit. April 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- "System Addresses". Metro Transit. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- Leiser, Ken (April 30, 2001). "MetroLink Extension Opens This Weekend With Parking to Spare". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. A9. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Swansea Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- "Transit Asset Management Plan FY2022" (PDF). East-West Gateway Council of Governments. September 21, 2022. p. 73. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- Cella, Kim (May 16, 2022). "SCCTD Encourages Use of the MetroBikeLink System During National Bike to Work Week". Citizens For Modern Transit. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- "Belleville Bike Trail/Richland Creek Greenway". Belleville, IL. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- "Metro Landing of Swansea at the Swansea MetroLink Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
