Prospect Park station (Metro Transit)

Prospect Park
Prospect Park station platform in June 2015
General information
Location	319 29th Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°58′18″N 93°12′55″W
Owned by	Metro Transit
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metro Transit: 33
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Bicycle facilities	Racks, Nice Ride stations, U of M Transitway
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	PSPK
History
Opened	June 14, 2014 (2014-06-14)
Passengers
2023	1,213 daily[1]  17.5%
Rank	19 out of 37
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station Stadium Village toward Target Field Green Line Westgate toward Saint Paul Union Depot
Location

Prospect Park station is a light rail station on the Green Line in the Prospect Park neighborhood of Minneapolis. It is located in the median of 29th Avenue just south of the University of Minnesota Transitway between 4th Street Southeast and University Avenue.^[2] It is the last stop in Minneapolis on the Green Line before Saint Paul.

History

Construction of the rail line along the transitway began in 2011, and station construction began in 2012. During planning and early construction the station was known as 29th Avenue.^[3] The station opened along with the rest of the line in 2014.^[4]

A bus rapid transit station, University & 29th Avenue, was considered for the E Line, but not pursued due to a too far distance between stations. Instead two stations at 27th Street and Malcolm Avenue were chosen. When operational in 2025 the Green Line and E Line will resemble skip-stop service between Stadium Village and Westgate stations.^[5]

Ridership

Ridership at the station has increased significantly after much of the surrounding land use was transformed from industrial to housing.^[6][7]

References

1. "Transit Stops Boardings and Alightings - Minnesota Geospatial Commons". gisdata.mn.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
2. "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.
3. "Making Tracks" (PDF). Central Corridor. Metropolitan Council. November 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
4. "Construction on western end of Central Corridor begins in September". Metro Transit. 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
5. "METRO E Line Final Corridor Plan" (PDF). metrotransit.org. Metro Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
6. Schieferdecker, Alex (May 28, 2020). "What Happens When You Build Things Near Transit? An Unsurprising Case Study". streets.mn. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
7. "Transit Stops Boardings and Alightings". Metropolitan Council. 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2022.

External links

• Metro Transit: Prospect Park Station