Franklin Avenue (Hiawatha Line station)

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Franklin Avenue is a light rail station on the Hiawatha Line in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the sixth stop southbound.

This station is a bridge above Franklin Avenue along Minnesota State Highway 55, in Minneapolis. This is a center-platform station. Along with the Lake Street station, Franklin Avenue is one of the two above-grade stations on the Hiawatha Line. The station is home to the marquee of the New Franklin theater, located nearby. Service began at this station when the Hiawatha Line opened on June 26, 2004.

The maintenance base of the line is just to the north, between this stop and Cedar-Riverside. When train operators begin and end their shifts, they used to make an extra stop there to take on the new driver. The new driver now boards the train at Franklin Avenue Station.

[edit] Bus connections

From Franklin Avenue station, there is a direct connection to routes 2, 8, and 24. Route 19 stops just a block away.

[edit] Notable Places Nearby

• Seward neighborhood
• Phillips neighborhood
• Ventura Village neighborhood

[edit] External links

• Metropolitan Council: Franklin Avenue Station

Next station north: Cedar-Riverside

Hiawatha Line

Next station south: Lake Street/Midtown