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.
Swansea | |||||||||||
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 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 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Bi-State Development | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Transit | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bus stands | 6[1] | ||||||||||
| Connections |  MetroBus Illinois: 16[2] | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 751 spaces[3] | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks, MetroBikeLink Trail | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | May 5, 2001[4] | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 370 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 35 out of 38 | ||||||||||
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Also located at this station is a 16,690 square foot maintenance facility that provides workspace and storage for Metro's Illinois crews.[6]
History
editSwansea 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ "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.