Swansea
Swansea station platform
General information
Location236 Metro Way
Swansea, Illinois
Coordinates38°32′10″N 89°59′13″W / 38.536023°N 89.986916°W / 38.536023; -89.986916
Owned byBi-State Development
Operated byMetro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Bus stands6[1]
ConnectionsBus transport MetroBus Illinois: 16[2]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking751 spaces[3]
Bicycle facilitiesRacks, MetroBikeLink Trail
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 5, 2001 (2001-05-05)[4]
Passengers
2018370 daily
Rank35 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station
Memorial Hospital
toward Lambert Airport
 Red Line Belleville
toward Shiloh–Scott

Swansea station is a St. Louis Metrolink station.[5] The station is located in Swansea, Illinois between Illinois State Routes 159 and 161. This is primarily a commuter station and has 716 park and ride spaces and 25 long-term spaces.

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.[6]

Station layout

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

The Swansea 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.[7] Just south of this station, trail users can connect to the Richland Creek Greenway in Belleville, Illinois.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Bus Bays" (PDF). Metro Transit. January 2021. p. 25. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Illinois System Map" (Map). Metro Transit. April 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  3. ↑ "System Addresses". Metro Transit. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  4. ↑ 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. Free access icon
  5. ↑ "Swansea Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Metro Landing of Swansea at the Swansea MetroLink Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Belleville Bike Trail/Richland Creek Greenway". Belleville, IL. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
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