Burnsville station

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This article is about the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority transit facility. For the nearby Orange Line bus rapid transit station, see Burnsville Heart of the City station.
Burnsville Transit Station
Location100 E. Highway 13
Coordinates44°46′44″N 93°16′34″W / 44.778918°N 93.276184°W / 44.778918; -93.276184Coordinates: 44°46′44″N 93°16′34″W / 44.778918°N 93.276184°W / 44.778918; -93.276184
Owned byMinnesota Valley Transit Authority
Connections421, 426, 444, 460, 465, 495
Construction
Parking1,428 spaces[1]
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedJuly 31, 1995[2]

Burnsville Transit Station is a transit facility located in the vicinity of downtown Burnsville, Minnesota, and is the flagship station of the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA). It is a major park and ride location, with approximately 1,400 parking spaces. It is also a major transfer hub for routes operating the south of the Minnesota River. The station has indoor climate-controlled waiting, restrooms, lost and found, drinking fountains, vending machines, Go-To card sales, newspaper racks, and transit information. Due to high park and ride demand, MVTA moved some service to the 370 space Heart of the City public ramp about a 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) south in 2018.[3][4] The Metropolitan Council's 2021 park-and-ride system report found 267 cars parked at the station compared to 1,116 in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

The Burnsville Heart of the City bus rapid transit station on the METRO Orange Line is located kitty-corner across Minnesota State Highway 13, about a 1⁄4 mile (400 m) away. Consideration was given to locating the Orange Line terminus at the MVTA station but the existing amount of buses and riders encouraged Metro Transit to locate the station elsewhere.[5]

History[]

The station cost $2.5 million in 1995 when it opened on the site of the old Lucky Twin Drive-In movie theater. The station originally opened with 600 parking spaces and was designed to include commercial spaces on its 15-acre site such as doctor offices, dentist offices, a day-care center, or other tenants that would make running an errand after work easier for riders.[6] The station first served riders on July 31, 1995. It was the first bus station in the metro area to include commercial development as part of its creation rather than just bus rider amenities like restrooms, heated waiting spaces, and electronic departure signs.[2] Within two months of opening 510 spaces were used daily compared to the 350 spaces that had been used at a park and ride across the street.[7] A second deck to the parking ramp expanded the number of spaces available and the station was serving 2,120 rides a day by 1998.[8] Funding for an expansion costing $2.4 million was approved by the Metropolitan Council in 2000.[9] By 2000 MVTA was focusing more on accommodating the growth of ridership which had grown 9-12% each year since opening the Burnsville Transit Station then promoting new riders who may be attracted by commercial tenants other than the day-care operating there. A third level to the parking structure was planned for 2001.[10] By 2014 the parking ramp for Burnsville station could park 1,428 vehicles and was up to 80% full at times. In the busiest hour 27 buses served the station as part of 217 daily bus trips.[11] Ticket vending machines for Go-To cards were added in 2014.[12]

Bus connections[]

  • Route 421 (West Burnsville / County Road 5 / Williams Drive / Downtown Savage / Glendale Road / Vernon Avenue / Savage / Dakota Avenue/ Egan Drive)
  • Route 426 (Heart of the City / Nicollet Ave / Portland Ave / Evergreen / County Road 11 / Southcross Drive)
  • Route 444 (Mall of America / Cedar Grove / Highway 13 / Travelers Trail / Heart of the City / Burnsville Parkway / County Road 5 / Burnsville Center / County Road 42 / 143rd & Irving / Savage)
  • Route 460 (Downtown Minneapolis / I-35W & Lake Street station)
  • Route 465U (University of Minnesota - Coffman, Anderson, Wiley & Cooke / Ridder Arena / TCF Bank Stadium / Stadium Village METRO Green Line LRT Station / Downtown Minneapolis / I-35W & Lake Street station / South Bloomington Transit Center / Fairview Ridges / Nicollet Ave / Portland Ave)
  • Route 495 (Mall of America / Marschall Road Transit Station / Mystic Lake Casino)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Ackerson, Jenny (December 2021). "2021 ANNUAL REGIONAL PARK & RIDE SYSTEM REPORT". Metro Transit. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Blake, Laurie (August 2, 1995). "Bus station gets more than token approval". Star Tribune. pp. 1B, 2B. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Burnsville". www.mvta.com. Minnesota Valley Transit Authority. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. ^ Harlow, Tim (April 30, 2018). "Buckle up for a summer of gridlock". Star Tribune.
  5. ^ Van Berkel, Jessie (August 21, 2015). "Concerns arise over Burnsville station location for Orange Line BRT". Star Tribune. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  6. ^ Blake, Laurie (March 8, 1995). "High-tech bus stop". Star Tribune. pp. 1A, 12A. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  7. ^ Blake, Laurie (November 12, 1995). "Park-and-ride lots are a transit success story". Star Tribune. pp. B1, B5. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  8. ^ Blake, Laurie (July 12, 1998). "Transit hubs have bus riders lining up". Star Tribune. pp. B1, B4. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  9. ^ Peterson, David (April 13, 2000). "Met Council aims money at transit". Star Tribune. pp. A1, A5. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  10. ^ Blake, Laurie (September 21, 2000). "A place to leave the car and the kid". Star Tribune. pp. B2. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  11. ^ Blake, Laurie (April 16, 2014). "Second BRT line in the works". Star Tribune. No. South Metro. pp. AA1, AA5. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  12. ^ Harlow, Tim (September 10, 2014). "MVTA kicks off ticket machines". Star Tribune.

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