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The Southwest LRT (Metro Green Line Extension) is an under–construction 14.5-mile (23.3 km) light rail transit corridor in Hennepin County, Minnesota, with service between Minneapolis and Eden Prairie. The estimated one-way travel time from Southwest Station in Eden Prairie to Target Field Station in Minneapolis is 32 minutes. [4]
The trail runs along the right-of-way of the former Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway's main line to Iowa and Illinois. The rail line was built in 1870, and was eventually acquired by the Chicago and North Western Railway, who abandoned the line in 1990. The Cedar Lake LRT trail is temporarily closed for the Southwest LRT project, while the ...
Short Line Bridge proposed extension of the Midtown Greenway—1,164 feet (355 m) Stone Arch Bridge —2,100 feet (640 m) Third Avenue Bridge —2,223 feet (678 m)
According to the Minneapolis Bicyclist & Pedestrian Count Report from 2013, approximately 2,100 bicyclists and 410 pedestrians are estimated to use the trail daily. [4] As of 2019, annual visits to Kenilworth Trail totaled 746,000, making the corridor "the most intensely used trail in Minneapolis’ park system given its compact size. [ 5 ]
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 ...
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Metro (styled as METRO) is a transit network in Minnesota serving the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.It also provides service to some suburban areas. As of 2022, the system consists of two light rail lines (Blue and Green Lines) and five bus rapid transit (BRT) lines (Orange Line, Red Line, A, C, and D Lines) all of which are operated by the local public transit company: Metro Transit.
The Green Line extension will branch west from Target Field station and include 16 new stations: five in Minneapolis, three each in Saint Louis Park and Hopkins, one in Minnetonka, and four in Eden Prairie. [17] The Green Line extension was originally intended to open in 2018 but, as of 2022, was delayed until 2027. [18]