Prospect Park station (Metro Transit)

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Prospect Park
Metro Minnesota icon.svg Metro light rail station
Prospect Park station, June 2015.jpg
The station in 2015
Coordinates44°58′17.98″N 93°12′55.09″W / 44.9716611°N 93.2153028°W / 44.9716611; -93.2153028Coordinates: 44°58′17.98″N 93°12′55.09″W / 44.9716611°N 93.2153028°W / 44.9716611; -93.2153028
Owned byMetro Transit
Line(s)Metro Minnesota icon.svg  Green Line 
PlatformsIsland platform
Tracks2
Connections16[1]
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedJune 14, 2014
Passengers
projected 2030940 per weekday
Services
Preceding station Metro Minnesota icon.svg Metro Following station
Stadium Village
toward Target Field
 Green Line Westgate
toward Saint Paul Union Depot

Prospect Park (formerly named 29th Avenue)[2] is a light rail station on the Green Line in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is located on 29th Avenue just south of the University of Minnesota Transitway between 4th Street Southeast and University Avenue.[3]

Construction of the rail line along the transitway began in 2011, and station construction beginning in 2012. The station opened along with the rest of the line in 2014.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Prospect Park Station". Central Corridor. Metropolitan Council. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  2. ^ "Making Tracks" (PDF). Central Corridor. Metropolitan Council. November 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Construction on western end of Central Corridor begins in September". Metro Transit. 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2010.

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