Swinden Street light rail station

Swinden Street is a light rail station in Australia on the Canberra Metro R1 Civic to Gungahlin line, located on Northbourne Avenue at the intersection of Swinden Street, opposite the Lyneham sports complex. The station serves the suburbs of Lyneham and Downer, with a small dedicated park and ride that opened in December 2020.^[1] Bicycle racks are also provided for commuters adjacent to the station.^[2]

Swinden Street
General information
Location	Northbourne Avenue, Downer/Lyneham
Coordinates	35°14′40″S 149°08′04″E
Operated by	Transport Canberra
Line(s)	R1
Platforms	1 (island)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	20 April 2019
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Canberra Metro Following station Phillip Avenue towards Gungahlin Place R1 Dickson Interchange towards Alinga Street

Light rail services

All services in both directions stop at the station. Although the station is not a major interchange, transfer to local ACTION bus route 18 is possible here.^[3]

Line	Destinations	Notes
R1	Alinga Street
R1	EPIC and Racecourse*, Gungahlin Place	*Limited peak hours services only

References

1. "New Park and Ride and Bike and Ride locations now open". Transport Canberra. January 2021.
2. "Swinden Street". Canberra Metro Operations.
3. "Gungahlin to Dickson via Franklin, Harrison and Mitchell". Transport Canberra. 25 October 2021.