Snelling Avenue station
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Fairview Avenue toward Target Field | Green Line | Hamline Avenue toward Saint Paul Union Depot | ||
Snelling & Dayton toward 46th Street | A Line | Snelling & Minnehaha toward Rosedale |
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Snelling Avenue station is a light rail station along the Metro Green Line in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is located along University Avenue on either side of the intersection with Snelling Avenue. The station has split side platforms, with the westbound platform on the north side of the tracks west of Snelling and the eastbound platform on the south side of the tracks east of the intersection.[2]
This station serves the Snelling and University Avenues intersection. The Minnesota Department of Transportation counts 48,550 average daily motor vehicle volume, which is not in the 25 most-trafficked intersections in Minnesota.[3] But urban historian Larry Millett calculated around 64,000 daily cars; he believes that Snelling and University is the busiest in the state.[4]
Construction in this area began in 2011.[5] The station opened along with the rest of the line in 2014.
Allianz Field opened in 2019 on the southeast corner of University and Snelling Avenues. The Snelling Avenue light rail station serves the new soccer stadium.[6] The Spruce Tree Centre building visually towers over the intersection.[7][8] Other notable features near the station include Ax-Man Surplus and the Turf Club.
Snelling & University station
Snelling & University station is the name for the bus rapid transit station on the Metro A Line. Both station platforms are located south of University Avenue, providing convenient connections to the Green Line. The station midway between its route from 46th Street and Rosedale Transit Center.[9] The station opened June 11, 2016 with the rest of the A Line.[10] On system maps, the light rail station and rapid bus station are known collectively as just Snelling Avenue Station.[11][12]
Bus connections
- Route 21 - Uptown - Lake Street - Midway - Selby Avenue
Connections to Route 21 can be made at nearby stops on Snelling Avenue.[13]
References
- ^ "Transit Stops Boardings and Alightings - Minnesota Geospatial Commons". gisdata.mn.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Minnesota's 10 Busiest Intersections". streets.mn. 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ Millett, Larry (2007). AIA Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Minnesota Historical Society Press, p. 502, 505. ISBN 0-87351-540-4
- ^ "Central Corridor LRT construction schedule at a glance". Central Corridor. Metropolitan Council. July 20, 2010. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
- ^ Melo, Frederick (February 18, 2016). "Midway-Snelling site plan outlines movie theater, hotel, stadium, park plaza". Pioneer Press. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ^ Melo, Frederick (25 January 2015). "St. Paul's Spruce Tree Centre undergoing $1.4M renovation". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Jacobson, Don (January 8, 2015). "Green Line brings changes to green-tiled Spruce Tree Center". Star Tribune. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Moore, Janet (June 10, 2016). "Rapid buses begin rolling Saturday on St. Paul's Snelling Avenue". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ "A Line Construction - Metro Transit". www.metrotransit.org. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "A Line Map" (PDF). www.metrotransit.org. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Transit System Map - August 2019". www.metrotransit.org. August 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Snelling & University Station - Metro Transit". www.metrotransit.org. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
External links
- Metro Transit: Snelling Avenue Station
- Metro Transit: Snelling & University Station
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