Bloomington Central station
Bloomington Central | |||||||||||
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 Metro light rail station | |||||||||||
 Bloomington Central station in 2015 | |||||||||||
| Location | 8101 31st Avenue South | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°51′23″N 93°13′35″W / 44.8564°N 93.2263°WCoordinates: 44°51′23″N 93°13′35″W / 44.8564°N 93.2263°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro Transit | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Blue Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | None | ||||||||||
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| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | December 4, 2004 | ||||||||||
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Bloomington Central station is a light rail station on the METRO Blue Line in the Twin Cities region of the U.S. state of Minnesota.
The area surrounding the station was formerly the headquarters of Control Data Corporation.[1] The company's largest office tower still remains and is now the headquarters of HealthPartners.[2]
Immediately to the east of HealthPartners is The Reflections Condominiums, two 17-story residential towers with over 260 dwelling units between them.[3] The Reflections towers were developed by McGough Development and the remainder of the land is now being redeveloped by same as a transit-oriented development including residential dwellings, a hotel, office, and retail space.
The platform of Bloomington Central Station has the first 17 Fibonacci numbers written in binary using different colored bricks.
References[]
- ^ Johnson, Matt M. (April 2, 2018). "'McGough plans 402 apartments near Blue Line station". Finance & Commerce. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ Schafer, Lee (June 15, 2020). "The last time Minneapolis rioted, one large company did more than just talk about change". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ Buchta, Jim (August 13, 2015). "394-unit apartment building near Mall of America will be among biggest in Twin Cities". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
External links[]
- Metro Transit: Bloomington Central Station
- City of Bloomington - Bloomington Central Station development
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