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.[1]
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.jpg) Hamline Avenue station platform | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1324 University Avenue West (Eastbound) 1359 University Avenue West (Westbound) Saint Paul, Minnesota | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°57′21″N 93°9′25″W / 44.95583°N 93.15694°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro Transit | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 split side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Metro Transit: 21 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | June 14, 2014 | ||||||||||
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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.[2][3]
Construction in this area began in 2011.[4] The station opened along with the rest of the line in 2014.
References edit
- ^ "Central Corridor light rail illustrated plans". Central Corridor. Metropolitan Council. June 28, 2010. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
- ^ "FY 2009 New Starts and Small Starts Evaluation and Rating Process". Federal Transit Administration. 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ "New rail line to get 3 added St. Paul stations". StarTribune. 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-02-02.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Central Corridor LRT construction schedule at a glance". Central Corridor. Metropolitan Council. July 20, 2010. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2010.