VA Medical Center station (Metro Transit)

VA Medical Center
Metro light rail station
The station in 2014
Location	5504 Minnehaha Avenue
Coordinates	44°54′10″N 93°12′08″W / 44.9029°N 93.2023°W / 44.9029; -93.2023Coordinates: 44°54′10″N 93°12′08″W / 44.9029°N 93.2023°W / 44.9029; -93.2023
Owned by	Metro Transit
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	Island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Routes 22, 440 and 515
Construction
Parking	No
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	June 26, 2004
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station 50th Street/Minnehaha Park toward Target Field Blue Line Fort Snelling toward Mall of America

VA Medical Center station is a light rail station on the Blue Line on Fort Snelling in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota.^[1]

This station is on the northwest corner of the intersection of Minnehaha Avenue with the entrance to the Minneapolis VAHCS Medical Center. A center-platform station, it entered service when the Blue Line opened on June 26, 2004.

North of the station, between it and the 50th Street/Minnehaha Park Station, the Blue Line leaves Minnesota State Highway 55 and travels down the center of Minnehaha Avenue for two blocks.

Bus connections[]

From the station, there are direct bus connections to routes 22, 440 and 515.^[2]

Notable places nearby[]

• Minneapolis VAHCS Medical Center
• Minnehaha and Morris Park neighborhoods

References[]

External links[]

• Metro Transit: VA Medical Center Station