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Metro Transit is the primary public transportation operator in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest operator in the state. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 44,977,200, or about 145,300 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.
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.
Routes 650–679 are non-stop services to Downtown Minneapolis operated by Metro Transit or contracts through the Metropolitan Council. Routes 680–699 are non-stop services to Downtown Minneapolis and the University of Minnesota operated by SouthWest Transit .
The A Line bus rapid transit line connects with the 46th Street Blue Line station and the Snelling Avenue Green Line stop. [1] Two Metro light rail stations – 30th Avenue and Fort Snelling – have designated park and ride lots. [15] Extensions to both Metro lines are planned as of 2023.
The council set the goal of doubling transit ridership by 2030 in their 2030 Transportation Policy Plan and identified implementing arterial bus rapid transit as a method of increasing ridership. [46] Metro Transit began study of 11 corridors for their potential for arterial bus rapid transit in 2011–2012. [47]
The Metro C Line is a bus rapid transit line in Brooklyn Center and Minneapolis, Minnesota operated by Metro Transit.The line is part of Metro Transit's Metro network of light rail and bus rapid transit lines.
The Metro D Line is a bus rapid transit line in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota. The 18.5-mile (29.8 km) route primarily operates on Fremont and Chicago Avenues from Brooklyn Center through Minneapolis to the Mall of America in Bloomington . [ 4 ]
The Metro Blue Line is a 12-mile (19.3 km) [2] light rail line in Hennepin County, Minnesota, that is part of the Metro network. It travels from downtown Minneapolis to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport and the southern suburb of Bloomington .