East Bank station
East Bank | |||||||||||
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 Metro light rail station | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 44°58′25.35″N 93°13′51.48″W / 44.9737083°N 93.2309667°WCoordinates: 44°58′25.35″N 93°13′51.48″W / 44.9737083°N 93.2309667°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro Transit | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Green Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Regular routes: 2, 121, 123, 144. University of Minnesota commuter routes: 111, 113, 114, 115, 118, 152, 252, 272, 355U, 465, 475, 579, 652, 680, 685, 690, 695, 697, 698, 699, 789.[1] | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | June 14, 2014 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| projected 2030 | 6,660 per weekday[1] | ||||||||||
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The Green Line passing east through the University of Minnesota campus, just before East Bank station
East Bank station is a light rail station along the Green Line in Minneapolis, Minnesota, located on Washington Avenue on the East Bank campus of the University of Minnesota. It is located between Union Street and Harvard Street. This is south of the Transportation and Safety Building and north of Moos Tower and Weaver-Densford Hall.[2]
Washington Avenue on the East Bank was converted into a transit mall when the light-rail line was being built. Construction began in the area in May 2011,[3] and the station opened along with the rest of the line in 2014.
References[]
- ^ a b "East Bank Street Station". Central Corridor. Metropolitan Council. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ "Central Corridor light rail illustrated plans". Central Corridor. Metropolitan Council. June 28, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
- ^ "Construction on western end of Central Corridor begins in September". Metro Transit. 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
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