Capitol/Rice Street station explained

Capitol/Rice Street
Style:Metro (Minnesota)
Address:130 University Avenue West
Borough:Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates:44.9558°N -93.1047°W
Owned:Metro Transit
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Connections: Metro Transit: 3, 62, 67, 262
Structure:At-grade
Bicycle:Nice Ride station
Accessible:Yes
Zone:Downtown
Passengers:1,169 daily[1]
Pass Year:2023
Pass Percent:37.4
Pass Rank:20 out of 37
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Marker:rail-light
Marker-Color:
  1. 008144
Zoom:15

Capitol/Rice Street station[2] [3] is a light rail station along the Metro Green Line in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is located along the south side of University Avenue between Rice Street and Park Street/Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. This is on the north side of Leif Erikson Park, west of the Minnesota State Capitol.[4]

Construction in this area began in 2012.[5] The station opened along with the rest of the line in 2014.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Transit Stops Boardings and Alightings - Minnesota Geospatial Commons . 2024-06-17 . gisdata.mn.gov . en-US.
  2. Web site: Making Tracks . Central Corridor . Metropolitan Council . November 2011 . November 10, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120309051925/http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/ccorridor/newsAlerts/MakingTracksNov11.pdf . March 9, 2012 .
  3. Web site: Capitol/Rice Street Station . Central Corridor . Metropolitan Council . November 10, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120309045044/http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/ccorridor/stations/Rice.htm . March 9, 2012 .
  4. Web site: Central Corridor light rail illustrated plans . Central Corridor . Metropolitan Council . June 28, 2010 . September 18, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100907164938/http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/ccorridor/CCLRTPlansJun2010.htm . September 7, 2010 .
  5. Web site: Central Corridor LRT construction schedule at a glance . Central Corridor . Metropolitan Council . July 20, 2010 . September 18, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100924174951/http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/ccorridor/construction/CCLRTConstructionScheduleAtAGlance.htm . September 24, 2010 .