Minneapolis Light Rail

Light rail transit lrt connects downtown minneapolis with the airport mall of america saint paul and 43 other stations.

Minneapolis light rail. Louis park september 14 2020 today governor walz and lieutenant governor flanagan along with the metropolitan council hennepin county and the communities of eden prairie minnetonka hopkins st. This southwest metro area is home to more than 210 000 people and encompasses several key employment centers making it an important economic growth. Dozens of bus routes are timed to connect with trains at blue line stations making it easy to get to work to shopping or wherever you need to be. I have noticed many incidents of panhandling several of which lea to violence or threats.

I have taken the light rail from mall of america to downtown minneapolis many times. Metro styled as metro is a high capacity transport network serving the minneapolis st. Maps take a look at our comprehensive set of maps to help find your way around minneapolis. The metro blue line offers fast quiet light rail service between downtown minneapolis and mall of america.

Major locations on the line include the mall of america minneapolis st. The metro blue line formerly called the 55 hiawatha line is a 12 mile 19 3 km light rail line in hennepin county minnesota that extends from downtown minneapolis to the southern suburb of bloomington the line was originally named after hiawatha avenue which runs parallel to a good portion of the line. The future extension of the metro green line is a 15 mile route between eden prairie and downtown minneapolis that passes through minnetonka hopkins and st. The proposed bottineau light rail line has faced criticism for largely skirting transit dependent north side communities on its path from downtown minneapolis to brooklyn park.

I have never seen any police presence on the trains. Catch the train on the blue or green line. The red line an extension of the blue line operated by the minnesota valley transit authority and the a line and c line two. Visit the metro transit website for information on routes schedule and ticket prices.

As of 2016 the system consists of two light rail lines operated by metro transit the blue and green lines along with three bus rapid transit lines. The metro blue line travels between mall of america and target field. Louis park and minneapolis are pleased to announce the green line light rail extension also called the southwest lrt project has received its full funding grant agreement ffga from. Bus rapid transit brt colored brt lines operate on dedicated roadways and freeways with transit advantages.

The metro blue line offers fast quiet light rail service to 19 stations between downtown minneapolis and mall of america.