Capitol/Rice Street (Metro Transit station)

Capitol/Rice Street[1][2]
Coordinates 44°57′20.59″N 93°6′17.27″W / 44.9557194°N 93.1047972°W / 44.9557194; -93.1047972Coordinates: 44°57′20.59″N 93°6′17.27″W / 44.9557194°N 93.1047972°W / 44.9557194; -93.1047972
Owned by Metro Transit
Line(s)
Platforms Side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections 3, 62, 67, 262[2]
Construction
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone Downtown St. Paul
History
Opened June 14, 2014
Traffic
Passengers (projected 2030) 900 per weekday[2]
Services
Preceding station   Metro Transit   Following station
toward Target Field
Green Line
toward Union Depot

Capitol/Rice Street[1][2] is a light rail station along the METRO Green Line in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is located along the south side of University Avenue between Rice Street and Park Street/Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. This is on the north side of Leif Erikson Park, west of the Minnesota State Capitol.[3]

Construction in this area began in 2012.[4] The station opened along with the rest of the line in 2014.

References

  1. 1 2 "Making Tracks" (PDF). Central Corridor. Metropolitan Council. November 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Capitol/Rice Street Station". Central Corridor. Metropolitan Council. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  3. "Central Corridor light rail illustrated plans". Central Corridor. Metropolitan Council. June 28, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  4. "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 18, 2010.

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