Nicollet Mall (Metro Transit station)

Nicollet Mall
Location	35 South 5th Street
Coordinates	44°58′43″N 93°16′12″W / 44.9785°N 93.2700°WCoordinates: 44°58′43″N 93°16′12″W / 44.9785°N 93.2700°W
Owned by	Metro Transit
Line(s)	Blue Line   Green Line    Orange Line (planned)
Platforms	Island platform
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Downtown zone
History
Opened	June 26, 2004
Services
Preceding station   Metro Transit   Following station Warehouse District / Hennepin Avenue toward Target Field Blue Line Government Plaza toward Mall of America Warehouse District / Hennepin Avenue toward Target Field Green Line Government Plaza toward Union Depot   Proposed   Terminus Orange Line Minneapolis Gateway toward Kenrick Ave. Park & Ride

The Nicollet Mall station is a light rail station on the METRO Blue Line, Green Line and proposed METRO Orange Line in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

This station is located on 5th Street South, between Nicollet Mall and Marquette Avenue in Minneapolis. This is a center-platform station with one traffic lane to the south (westbound) of the platform. Service began at this station when the Blue Line opened on June 26, 2004. The Orange Line will begin using this station when it begins service in 2019 and plans are to have the proposed Minneapolis Streetcar System's Nicollet Ave/Central Ave, Broadway/Washington Ave and Chicago Ave lines use this station.

The Nicollet Mall platform is probably the most heavily used station on the whole line, as it is closest to the major buildings of downtown. To reflect the tall buildings of the city's central business district, the platform's design incorporates tall steel columns along the center and a curving metal roof.

Notable places nearby

• Nicollet Mall
• Gaviidae Common
• Soo Line Building – the city's tallest commercial building from 1915 to 1929.
• 510 Marquette – the original Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
• The Minneapolis Public Library's Central location (1 block).
• Wells Fargo Center (1 block)
• Marquette Plaza – catenary-support building and the second Minneapolis Federal Reserve building (2 blocks).
• IDS Center (2 blocks)

External links

• Metro Transit: Nicollet Mall Station