Also located at this station is a 16,690 square foot maintenance facility that provides workspace and storage for Metro's Illinois crews.

[6] Swansea has a connection to the St. Clair County Transit District's 14-mile (23 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.

[7] Just south of this station, trail users can connect to the Richland Creek Greenway in Belleville, Illinois.

[8] 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.