Two Units at 46th Street Station
OB&E Photo
Metro Transit became responsible for all transit lines in the Twin Cities in 1970. Metro Transit acquired Twin City Lines from Carl Pohlad, who later owned the Minnesota Twins. Metro Transit is responsible for the Hiawatha Light Rail Line connecting the Mall of America, the Airport and Downtown Minneapolis. Another line, the Central Corridor Line, is in the planning phases and will run between Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Metro Transit carries approximately 240,000 passengers each day and 73 million each year. They have one light rail line and 118 bus routes.
Learn more about the Hiawahta Light Rail Line here.
The Central Corridor Light Rail line will connect Downtown Minneapolis, the University of Minnesota, and Downtown St. Paul via University Avenue. Revenue service should begin in 2014.
In November, Metro Transit unveiled the Northstar Commuter Rail Service for the Saint Cloud / Minneapolis Corridor. Read all about it!
The Central Corridor Light Rail line will terminate in front of the Union Depot in St. Paul. In the next few years, Amtrak will move their operations here.
Twin Cities By Trolley - by John W. Diers and Aaron Isaacs (2007)