Swansea station (MetroLink)
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 | ||||||||||
| Connections | MetroBus Illinois: 16 | ||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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Swansea station is a light rail station on the Red Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system. 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.