Swansea station (MetroLink)

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.

Swansea
Swansea station platform
General information
Location236 Metro Way
Swansea, Illinois
Coordinates38.536023°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

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. icon of an open green padlock
  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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