Fairview Avenue station (Metro Transit) explained

Fairview Avenue
Style:Metro (Minnesota)
Address:1863 University Avenue West
Borough:Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates:44.9564°N -93.1789°W
Owned:Metro Transit
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Connections: Metro Transit: 67
Structure:At-grade
Bicycle:Nice Ride station
Accessible:Yes
Passengers:919 daily[1]
Pass Year:2023
Pass Percent:23.5
Pass Rank:24 out of 37
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Marker:rail-light
Marker-Color:
  1. 008144
Zoom:15

Fairview Avenue station is a light rail station along the Metro Green Line in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is located along University Avenue between Lynnhurst Avenue and Fairview Avenue. A preliminary architectural design revealed in May 2009 featured oak trees and was inspired by the trees in the neighborhood's parks.[2] [3]

Construction in this area began in March 2011.[4] 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: Fairview Avenue Station . Metropolitan Council . August 19, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110612084541/http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/ccorridor/StationArt/fairview.pdf . June 12, 2011 .
  3. Web site: Central Corridor Light Rail Transit; University Avenue. 2009-08-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110612084554/http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/ccorridor/CCimages/UnivAv/Page9Uni_20090415.pdf . 2011-06-12 .
  4. Web site: Central Corridor LRT construction schedule at a glance . Central Corridor . Metropolitan Council . July 20, 2010 . September 16, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100924174951/http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/ccorridor/construction/CCLRTConstructionScheduleAtAGlance.htm . September 24, 2010 .