Swansea station (MetroLink) explained

Swansea
Style:MetroLink (St. Louis)
Address:236 Metro Way
Borough:Swansea, Illinois
Coordinates:38.536°N -89.9869°W
Owned:Bi-State Development
Operator:Metro Transit
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Bus Stands:6[1]
Connections: MetroBus Illinois: 16[2]
Structure:At-grade
Parking:751 spaces[3]
Bicycle:Racks, MetroBikeLink Trail
Accessible:Yes
Opened:[4]
Pass Year:2018
Passengers:370 daily
Pass Rank:35 out of 38
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-light
Zoom:15

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.

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

Swansea has a connection to the St. Clair County Transit District's 14miles MetroBikeLink shared-use path system. This was the first segment of the MetroBikeLink system when it opened in 2002 and consisted of a 4miles 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.

StreetEntrance/exit, bus bays, park and ride
Westbound← toward
Eastbound toward →

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: January 2021 . Bus Bays . May 23, 2023 . . 25.
  2. April 2019 . Illinois System Map . . May 23, 2023.
  3. Web site: System Addresses . May 23, 2023 . . en.
  4. News: Leiser . Ken . April 30, 2001 . MetroLink Extension Opens This Weekend With Parking to Spare . A9 . . April 15, 2021 . Newspapers.com.
  5. Web site: Swansea Station . October 15, 2022 . metrostlouis.org . en.
  6. Web site: September 21, 2022 . Transit Asset Management Plan FY2022 . February 11, 2024 . East-West Gateway Council of Governments . 73.
  7. Web site: Cella . Kim . May 16, 2022 . SCCTD Encourages Use of the MetroBikeLink System During National Bike to Work Week . October 15, 2022 . Citizens For Modern Transit . en-US.
  8. Web site: Belleville Bike Trail/Richland Creek Greenway . October 15, 2022 . Belleville, IL . en.
  9. Web site: Metro Landing of Swansea at the Swansea MetroLink Station . October 15, 2022 . metrostlouis.org . en.