Swansea station (MetroLink)
Swansea | |||||||||||
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MetroLink light rail station | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 236 Metro Way Swansea, Illinois 62226 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°32′10″N 89°59′13″W / 38.536023°N 89.986916°WCoordinates: 38°32′10″N 89°59′13″W / 38.536023°N 89.986916°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Bi-State Development Agency | ||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Transit | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Bus stands | 6 | ||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Parking | 751 spaces | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Racks MetroBikeLink Trail | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | May 5, 2001[1] | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2018 | 370 daily | ||||||||||
Rank | 35 out of 38 | ||||||||||
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Swansea is a St. Louis Metrolink station.[2] 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.
The Swansea station has a connection to the St. Clair County Transit District's 14 mile (22.5 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.[3] Just south of this station, trail users can connect to the Richland Creek Greenway in Belleville, Illinois.[4]
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.[5]
Station layout
P Platform level |
Westbound | ← Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Memorial Hospital) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Eastbound | Red Line toward Shiloh – Scott (Belleville) → | |
Street level | Exit/entrance, parking, buses |
References
- ^ 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 2022-10-15.
- ^ Cella, Kim (2022-05-16). "SCCTD ENCOURAGES USE OF THE METROBIKELINK SYSTEM DURING NATIONAL BIKE TO WORK WEEK (May 16-20)". Citizens For Modern Transit. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ "Belleville Bike Trail/Richland Creek Greenway". Belleville, IL. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ "Metro Landing of Swansea at the Swansea MetroLink Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
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