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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.

Swansea
MetroLink light rail station
General information
Location	236 Metro Way Swansea, Illinois 62226
Coordinates	38.536023°N 89.986916°W / 38.536023; -89.986916
Owned by	Bi-State Development Agency
Operated by	Metro Transit
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Bus stands	6
Connections	MetroBus IL: 16
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
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station Memorial Hospital toward Lambert Airport Terminal 1 Red Line Belleville toward Shiloh–Scott

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

External links

• St. Louis Metro
• Station from Google Maps Street View

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