Fort Snelling station

Fort Snelling
Metro light rail station
Fort Snelling station in 2014
Location	6053 Minnehaha Avenue
Coordinates	44°53′36″N 93°11′53″W / 44.8932°N 93.1981°W / 44.8932; -93.1981Coordinates: 44°53′36″N 93°11′53″W / 44.8932°N 93.1981°W / 44.8932; -93.1981
Owned by	Metro Transit
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	Island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metro Transit route 7
Construction
Parking	975 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	June 26, 2004
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station VA Medical Center toward Target Field Blue Line Terminal 1–Lindbergh toward Mall of America
Other services
Preceding station Metro Following station Terminal 1–Lindbergh toward Mall of America Riverview Corridor toward Saint Paul Union Depot

Fort Snelling station is a light rail station on the Blue Line in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul region of the U.S. state of Minnesota, named after the nearby Fort Snelling historic fort structure. This station is located on Minnehaha Avenue, adjacent to the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building and diagonally across from a U.S. Army Reserve campus and the main entrance to an Air National Guard station. The station's layout has a center-platform design. Service began at this station when the Blue Line opened on June 26, 2004. At that time, this was the southern terminus of the Blue Line. The remainder of the line, south of this station, opened on December 4, 2004.

This station is the site of a large park and ride facility. There are two parking lots, making a total of about 975 spaces available to commuters.

Just north of this station the Blue Line crosses the interchange of Minnesota State Highway 55 and Minnesota State Highway 62 on a flyover. Just south of this station, the line has a third track in the center which was used primarily for the LRVs to switch tracks when this station was the terminus of the line.

Notable places nearby[]

• Bishop Henry Whipple Federal ("GSA") Building
• Fort Snelling historic fortification^[1]
• Fort Snelling State Park
• Campuses/facilities for the Minnesota Air National Guard; the Army Reserve, the Air Force Reserve, and the Navy/Marine Corps/Coast Guard Reserve.
• Fort Snelling North Park & Ride Lot^[2]
• Fort Snelling South Park & Ride Lot^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• Metro Transit: Fort Snelling Station