Swansea station (MetroLink)

Swansea
Swansea
	Swansea station platform
General information
Location	236 Metro Way; Swansea, Illinois
Coordinates	38°32′10″N89°59′13″W / 38.536023°N 89.986916°W
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
Passengers
2018	370 daily
Rank	35 out of 38
Services
Location
Location

Last updated June 02, 2024

Swansea station is a light rail station on the Red Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system.^[5] 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.

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

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.^[9]

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) →

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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.

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[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.

[may01opening-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.

[5] "Swansea Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 15, 2022.

[:2-6] "Transit Asset Management Plan FY2022" (PDF). East-West Gateway Council of Governments. September 21, 2022. p. 73. Retrieved February 11, 2024.

[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.

[9] "Metro Landing of Swansea at the Swansea MetroLink Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 15, 2022.

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