List of Metro (Minnesota) light rail stations

Map of the Metro system as it stood in September 2017, showing the Blue and Green lines

Metro is a public transportation network consisting of light rail and bus rapid transit services covering the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. The light rail portion of the network, managed by Metro Transit, has 37 light rail stations in operation across two lines: the Blue Line, running from downtown Minneapolis to the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, and the Green Line, connecting downtown Minneapolis with downtown Saint Paul.^[1] In 2016, the Blue and Green lines respectively provided approximately 10.3 million and 12.7 million rides for a total of 23 million rides across both lines.^[2] By ridership, it is the ninth-largest light rail system in the United States.^[3]

Construction on the Blue Line, which was initially known as the Hiawatha Line, began in 2001.^[4] The line opened in two phases in 2004, beginning with a 12-station stretch from the Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue station through the Fort Snelling station in June. In December, five more stations were opened, continuing service south of Fort Snelling to the Mall of America station.^[5] Two additional Blue Line stations opened in late 2009: a new northern terminus at Target Field and the American Boulevard station in Bloomington.^[6][7] Construction on the Green Line, which was initially designated as the Central Corridor, began in 2010.^[8] The line opened in its entirety in June 2014.^[9]

Fares for Metro light rail service are the same as those for most Metro Transit bus services and include unlimited transfers to other light rail and bus routes within 2.5 hours from the time a fare is paid.^[10] Two exceptions exist for Metro light rail services: fares within (but not between) downtown zones^{[nb 1]} are less expensive than regular fares but may not be transferred; and there is no cost to ride between terminals 1 and 2 at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP).^[13][14] Many stations connect with rail or bus routes. The Target Field station provides a connection to the Northstar commuter rail line, while the Mall of America station allows for transfers to the Metro Red Line bus rapid transit service. The A Line bus rapid transit line connects with the 46th Street Blue Line station and the Snelling Avenue Green Line stop.^[1] Two Metro light rail stations – 28th Avenue and Fort Snelling – have designated park and ride lots.^[15]

Extensions to both Metro lines are planned as of September 2017. The Blue Line extension will branch northward from the Target Field station, adding 11 stations to the line: two more in Minneapolis, two in Golden Valley, one each in Robbinsdale and Crystal, and five in Brooklyn Park.^[16] The Green Line extension will branch west from Target Field station and include 16 new stations: five in Minneapolis, three each in Saint Louis Park and Hopkins, one in Minnetonka, and four in Eden Prairie.^[17] In 2018, Streets.mn reported that the Blue Line extension was officially projected to be open in 2023, with the Green Line extension expected to be ready for passenger service the following year.^[18] However, while work on the Green Line extension was underway, an issue with securing right-of-way resulted in the need to rework the Blue Line extension's route which may delay the project's completion.^[19][20]

Stations[]

Target Field station is the northern terminus for both the Green and Blue lines.^[1]

The elevated Lake Street/Midtown station on the Blue Line

The underground Terminal 1–Lindbergh station on the Blue Line

Saint Paul Union Depot, the Green Line's southern terminus

Legend

*	Downtown fare zone stations
†	Terminal stations
*†	Terminal / downtown fare zone stations
	Free airport zone

Lines

Extant Metro light rail stations

Station	Lines	Locality	Opened	Ref(s).
10th Street*	Green Line	Saint Paul	June 14, 2014	[12][21]
28th Avenue	Blue Line	Bloomington	December 4, 2004	[22][23]
38th Street	Blue Line	Minneapolis	June 26, 2004	[24]
46th Street	Blue Line	Minneapolis	June 26, 2004	[24]
50th Street/Minnehaha Park	Blue Line	Minneapolis	June 26, 2004	[24]
American Boulevard	Blue Line	Bloomington	December 12, 2009	[25]
Bloomington Central	Blue Line	Bloomington	December 4, 2004	[23]
Capitol/Rice Street*	Green Line	Saint Paul	June 14, 2014	[12][21]
Cedar-Riverside	Blue Line	Minneapolis	June 26, 2004	[24]
Central*	Green Line	Saint Paul	June 14, 2014	[12][21]
Dale Street	Green Line	Saint Paul	June 14, 2014	[21]
East Bank	Green Line	Minneapolis	June 14, 2014	[21]
Fairview Avenue	Green Line	Saint Paul	June 14, 2014	[21]
Fort Snelling	Blue Line	Fort Snelling	June 26, 2004	[24][26]
Franklin Avenue	Blue Line	Minneapolis	June 26, 2004	[24]
Government Plaza*	Blue Line   Green Line	Minneapolis	June 26, 2004	[24][11]
Hamline Avenue	Green Line	Saint Paul	June 14, 2014	[21]
Lake Street/Midtown	Blue Line	Minneapolis	June 26, 2004	[24]
Lexington Parkway	Green Line	Saint Paul	June 14, 2014	[21]
Mall of America†	Blue Line	Bloomington	December 4, 2004	[23][27]
Nicollet Mall*	Blue Line   Green Line	Minneapolis	June 26, 2004	[24][11]
Prospect Park	Green Line	Minneapolis	June 14, 2014	[21][28]
Raymond Avenue	Green Line	Saint Paul	June 14, 2014	[21]
Robert Street*	Green Line	Saint Paul	June 14, 2014	[12][21]
Saint Paul Union Depot*†	Green Line	Saint Paul	June 14, 2014	[12][21]
Snelling Avenue	Green Line	Saint Paul	June 14, 2014	[21]
Stadium Village	Green Line	Minneapolis	June 14, 2014	[21]
Target Field*†	Blue Line   Green Line	Minneapolis	November 14, 2009	[6][11]
Terminal 1–Lindbergh	Blue Line	Fort Snelling	December 4, 2004	[14][23][26]
Terminal 2–Humphrey	Blue Line	Fort Snelling	December 4, 2004	[14][23][26]
U.S. Bank Stadium*	Blue Line   Green Line	Minneapolis	June 26, 2004	[24][11]
VA Medical Center	Blue Line	Fort Snelling	June 26, 2004	[24][26]
Victoria Street	Green Line	Saint Paul	June 14, 2014	[21]
Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue*	Blue Line   Green Line	Minneapolis	June 26, 2004	[24][11]
West Bank	Green Line	Minneapolis	June 14, 2014	[21]
Western Avenue	Green Line	Saint Paul	June 14, 2014	[21]
Westgate	Green Line	Saint Paul	June 14, 2014	[21][28]

Planned stations[]

The site of the planned Royalston Avenue/Farmers Market station on the extended Green Line in Minneapolis^[29]

Work underway in 2019 on the SouthWest station, part of the extended Green Line to Eden Prairie

Deferred/cancelled stations[]

Along Southwest LRT, two additional stations, both in Eden Prairie, were originally included in plans for the Green Line extension. One, Mitchell Road, was cut entirely from plans while another, Eden Prairie Town Center, was deferred until a later date. In October 2018, Eden Prairie Town Center received a full funding grant agreement and will open with the rest of the line when it is complete.^[32][33] Along Bottineau LRT, four planned stations (Van White Boulevard, Penn Avenue, Plymouth Avenue/Theodore Wirth Park, and Golden Valley Road) were abandoned after BNSF Railway refused access to their Monticello Subdivision, forcing Metro Transit and the Metropolitain Council to find an alternative alignment. Three other stations (Robbinsdale, Bass Lake Road, and 63rd Avenue) also along the Monticello Subdivision are still being pursued, albeit outside the railroad corridor.^[34]

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Metro light rail stations.

• Metro Blue Line at Metrotransit.org
• Metro Green Line at Metrotransit.org