46th Street station (Metro Transit)
46th Street station is a light rail station on the METRO Blue Line in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This station is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of 46th Street and Minnesota State Highway 55 (Hiawatha Avenue), in the Ericsson neighborhood. This is a side-platform station. Service began at this station when the Blue Line opened on June 26, 2004.
46th Street | ||||||||||||||||
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The southbound platform at the 46th Street Station. | ||||||||||||||||
Location | 3660 46th Street East Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 44°55′15″N 93°13′12″W | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Metro Transit | |||||||||||||||
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Platforms | Side platforms | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Connections | Metro Transit routes: 7, 9, 46 and 74 MVTA routes 436 and 446 | |||||||||||||||
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Parking | No | |||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | June 26, 2004 | |||||||||||||||
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46th Street Station is one of the main bus interchanges on the Blue Line in Minneapolis. Buses serving south Minneapolis and St. Paul serve the station's bus interchange. A bus rapid transit line, called the A Line, began operating on Snelling Avenue in June 2016, beginning its route at 46th Street Station; the line also connects to the Green Line at Snelling Avenue and University Avenue.[1]
Services
From 46th Street Station there are direct bus connections to the A Line and routes 7, 9, 46 and 74, and Minnesota Valley Transit Authority routes 436 and 446.[2] HourCar, a local carsharing program, has a solar-powered charging station at 46th Street for the organization's fleet of plug-in Toyota Priuses.[3] The Hiawatha LRT Trail, which runs along much of the METRO Blue Line route, provides connection for bicyclists to reach East Minnehaha Parkway and Minnehaha Park.
References
- Moore, Janet (June 10, 2016). "Rapid buses begin rolling Saturday on St. Paul's Snelling Avenue". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- "46th Street Station". Metro Transit. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- Brooks Suzukamo, Leslie (October 23, 2008). "HourCar unveils solar charging hub". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
External links
Media related to 46th Street (Metro Transit station) at Wikimedia Commons - Metro Transit: 46th Street Station