Western Avenue station (Metro Transit)

Light rail station in Saint Paul, Minnesota From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Western Avenue station (Metro Transit)map

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

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Western Avenue
Western Avenue station eastbound platform
General information
Location358 University Avenue West (Eastbound)
401 University Avenue West (Westbound)
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates44°57′21″N 93°6′58″W
Owned byMetro Transit
Platforms2 split side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilitiesNice Ride station
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJune 14, 2014 (2014-06-14)
Passengers
2024623 daily[1] 1.6%
Rank28 out of 37
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station
Dale Street Green Line Capitol/Rice Street
Location
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Along with Hamline Avenue Station and Victoria Street Station, this station was originally planned to be an infill station that would be built after the main line was constructed and if 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 at the same time as the rest of the line.[3][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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