Metro Green Line (Minnesota)

The Metro Green Line (formerly called the Central Corridor) is an 11-mile (18 km) light rail line that connects the central business districts of Minneapolis and Saint Paul in Minnesota as well as the University of Minnesota. An extension is under construction that will extend the line to the southwest connecting St. Louis Park, Hopkins, Minnetonka and Eden Prairie. The line follows the path of former Metro Transit bus route 16 along University Avenue and Washington Avenue (which runs from downtown Minneapolis through the University of Minnesota main campus). It is the second light-rail line in the region, after the Blue Line, which opened in 2004 and connects Minneapolis with the southern suburb of Bloomington.

Metro Green Line
A westbound train at Stadium Village station in 2015
Overview
StatusOperational (Phase One)
and under construction (Phase Two)
LocaleMinneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Termini
Stations23 (18 stations on the corridor to St. Paul & 5 shared with the Blue Line)
(16 more planned on the Green Line Extension)
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemMetro Light Rail
Route number902 (whole line)
992 (night bus and replacement bus)
Operator(s)Metro Transit
Rolling stockSiemens S70 and S700
Daily ridership44,004 (avg. weekday, 2019)
History
OpenedJune 14, 2014
Technical
Line length11 mi (18 km) (operational)
26.8 mi (43.1 km) (planned)
CharacterAt-grade
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 750 V DC
Route diagram

Southwest extension (2027)
Southwest Station
Eden Prairie Town Center
Golden Triangle
City West
MN 62
Opus
Shady Oak Road
Downtown Hopkins
Blake Road
Louisiana Avenue
Wooddale Avenue
Beltline Boulevard
West Lake Street
Kenilworth Channel
21st Street
Bryn Mawr
Bassett Creek Valley
Royalston Avenue/Farmers Market
Target Field
to Northstar Line and proposed
Duluth and Red Rock lines
Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue
Nicollet Mall
Government Plaza
U.S. Bank Stadium
Downtown fare zone
West Bank
East Bank
Stadium Village
Prospect Park
Westgate
Raymond Avenue
Fairview Avenue
Snelling Avenue
Hamline Avenue
Lexington Parkway
Victoria Street
Dale Street
Western Avenue
Downtown fare zone
Capitol/Rice Street
Robert Street
10th Street
Central
Saint Paul Union Depot

All stations are accessible

Construction on the Green Line began in late 2010. It opened to the public on June 14, 2014. The travel time between the downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul stops is about 46 minutes. The entire line originally operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week, but as of 2019 trains are replaced by buses from 2 am to 4 am on weekdays. In 2018, the line carried a total of 13.8 million passengers.

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