Hamline Avenue station explained

Hamline Avenue
Style:Metro (Minnesota)
Address:1324 University Avenue West (Eastbound)
1359 University Avenue West (Westbound)
Borough:Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates:44.9558°N -93.1569°W
Owned:Metro Transit
Platform:2 split side platforms
Tracks:2
Connections: Metro Transit: 21
Structure:At-grade
Accessible:Yes
Passengers:1,292 daily[1]
Pass Year:2023
Pass Percent:25.2
Pass Rank:16 out of 37
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Marker:rail-light
Marker-Color:
  1. 008144
Zoom:15

Hamline Avenue station is a light rail station on the Metro Green Line in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is located along University Avenue on both sides of the intersection with Hamline Avenue. The station has split side platforms, with the westbound platform on the north side of the tracks west of Hamline and the eastbound platform on the south side of the tracks east of the intersection.[2]

Along with Victoria Street Station and Western Avenue Station, this station was originally planned to be an infill station that would be built after the main line had been constructed when there was sufficient demand. However, significant political pressure and changes in the Federal Transit Administration's rules led to an early 2010 announcement that it would be built with the rest of the line.[3] [4]

Construction in this area began in 2011.[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: Central Corridor light rail illustrated plans . Central Corridor . Metropolitan Council . June 28, 2010 . September 16, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110612050057/http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/ccorridor/CCLRTPlansJun2010.htm . June 12, 2011 .
  3. News: FY 2009 New Starts and Small Starts Evaluation and Rating Process. Federal Transit Administration. 2009. 2010-02-02. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100119064055/http://www.fta.dot.gov/planning/newstarts/planning_environment_9063.html. 2010-01-19.
  4. News: New rail line to get 3 added St. Paul stations. StarTribune. 2010-01-25. 2010-02-02.
  5. 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 .