VA Medical Center station (Metro Transit)

VA Medical Center station is a light rail station on the Blue Line on Fort Snelling in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota.[2]

VA Medical Center
VA Medical Center station in 2014
General information
Location5504 Minnehaha Avenue
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Coordinates44°54′10″N 93°12′08″W / 44.9029°N 93.2023°W / 44.9029; -93.2023
Owned byMetro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Metro Transit: 22, 440, 515
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJune 26, 2004 (2004-06-26)
Passengers
2023472 daily[1]Increase 4.7%
Rank32 out of 37
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station
50th Street/Minnehaha Park Blue Line Fort Snelling
Location
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This station is on the northwest corner of the intersection of Minnehaha Avenue with the entrance to the Minneapolis VAHCS Medical Center. A center-platform station, it entered service when the Blue Line opened on June 26, 2004.

North of the station, between it and the 50th Street/Minnehaha Park station, the Blue Line leaves Minnesota State Highway 55 and travels down the center of Minnehaha Avenue for two blocks.

Bus connections

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From the station, there are direct bus connections to routes 22, 440 and 515.[3]

Notable places nearby

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References

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  1. ^ "Transit Stops Boardings and Alightings - Minnesota Geospatial Commons". gisdata.mn.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  2. ^ "Hiawatha Light Rail Transit". September 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "VA Medical Center Station". Retrieved May 1, 2019.
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