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.

History

Swansea has a connection to the St. Clair County Transit District's 14 mi MetroBikeLink shared-use path system. This was the first segment of the MetroBikeLink system when it opened in 2002 and consisted of a 4 mi trail, running from the Swansea station to Southwestern Illinois College. Just south of this station, trail users can connect to the Richland Creek Greenway in Belleville, Illinois. 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.

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.