Swansea station (MetroLink)
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.
Swansea | |||||||||||
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| MetroLink light rail station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 2222 North Illinois Street Swansea, Illinois 62226 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38.536023°N 89.986916°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Bi-State Development Agency | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Transit | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  MetroBus: 16, 512X | ||||||||||
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| 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  0% | ||||||||||
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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.
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