Prospect Park (Metro Transit station)

Prospect Park[1]
The station in 2015
Coordinates	44°58′17.98″N 93°12′55.09″W / 44.9716611°N 93.2153028°WCoordinates: 44°58′17.98″N 93°12′55.09″W / 44.9716611°N 93.2153028°W
Owned by	Metro Transit
Line(s)	Green Line
Platforms	Island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	16[2]
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	June 14, 2014
Traffic
Passengers (projected 2030)	940 per weekday
Services
Preceding station   Metro Transit   Following station Stadium Village toward Target Field Green Line Westgate toward Union Depot

Prospect Park (formerly named 29th Avenue)^[1] is a light rail station on the Green Line in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is located on 29th Avenue just south of the University of Minnesota Transitway between 4th Street Southeast and University Avenue.^[3]

Construction of the rail line along the transitway began in 2011, and station construction beginning in 2012. The station opened along with the rest of the line in 2014.^[4]

References

1. "Making Tracks" (PDF). Central Corridor. Metropolitan Council. November 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
2. "Prospect Park 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 16, 2010.
4. "Construction on western end of Central Corridor begins in September". Metro Transit. 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2010.

External links

• Metro Transit: Prospect Park Station