VA Medical Center station (Metro Transit)

VA Medical Center
VA Medical Center station in 2014
General information
Location	5504 Minnehaha Avenue Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°54′10″N 93°12′08″W
Owned by	Metro Transit
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metro Transit: 22, 440, 515
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	June 26, 2004 (2004-06-26)
Passengers
2023	472 daily[1]  4.7%
Rank	32 out of 37
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station 50th Street/Minnehaha Park toward Target Field Blue Line Fort Snelling toward Mall of America
Location

VA Medical Center station is a light rail station on the Blue Line on Fort Snelling in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota.^[2]

This station is on the northwest corner of the intersection of Minnehaha Avenue with the entrance to the Minneapolis VAHCS Medical Center. A center-platform station, it entered service when the Blue Line opened on June 26, 2004.

North of the station, between it and the 50th Street/Minnehaha Park station, the Blue Line leaves Minnesota State Highway 55 and travels down the center of Minnehaha Avenue for two blocks.

Bus connections

From the station, there are direct bus connections to routes 22, 440 and 515.^[3]

Notable places nearby

• Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System
• Minnehaha and Morris Park neighborhoods

References

1. "Transit Stops Boardings and Alightings - Minnesota Geospatial Commons". gisdata.mn.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
2. "Hiawatha Light Rail Transit". September 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
3. "VA Medical Center Station". Retrieved May 1, 2019.

External links

• Metro Transit: VA Medical Center Station