Swansea station (MetroLink)
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Swansea | |||||||||||
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MetroLink light rail station | |||||||||||
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Location | 2222 North Illinois Street 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 | Island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Parking | 716 park and ride spaces 25 long-term spaces | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | May 5, 2001[1] | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2007 | 698 ![]() | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Swansea is a St. Louis Metrolink Red Line station in Swansea, Illinois. The station is situated between two major Illinois Highways, IL 159 and IL 161. Amenities nearby include a Schnucks supermarket (the main anchor of Swansea Plaza), a gas station, McDonald's, Walgreens, Wendy's, Applebee's, FCB Bank, and a U.S. Bank branch inside Schnucks.
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.
External links[]
Categories:
- St. Clair County Transit District
- MetroLink stations in St. Clair County, Illinois
- Red Line (St. Louis MetroLink)
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 2001
- Metro Transit (St. Louis) stubs
- Illinois transportation stubs