Minnesota Valley Transit Authority

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The Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA) is a public transportation agency that provides transit services in Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Rosemount, and Savage. The name refers to the river valley along the Minnesota River. In 2002 Savage withdrew membership fron the MVTA. These areas are in Dakota County and Scott County and are part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. The MVTA also provides express service from these areas to Minneapolis and St. Paul and local service to the Mall of America in Bloomington and the 46th Street Station on the Hiawatha Light Rail Line in south Minneapolis.

1 Routes
2 Transit centers and park-and-rides
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Routes

420: Apple Valley Transit Station to Rosemount. Rush hour only.
421: Burnsville Transit Station to Savage and back to Burnsville Transit Station. Midday Only.
422: Minneapolis Express Connector. Burnsville Transit Station to Western Burnsville. Rush Hour Only.
425: Apple Valley Transit Station and Burnsville Transit Station to Best Buy HQ, W 77th St. in Richfield, MN, and the Normandale Lakes Office Park in Bloomington, MN. Rush Hour Only.
426: Minneapolis Express Connector. Burnsville Transit Station to Southern Burnsville. Rush Hour Only.
427: Minneapolis Express Connector. Burnsville Transit Station to Northeastern Burnsville. Rush Hour Only.
436: 46th St. Light Rail Station to Eagan Business and Industrial Area Reverse Commute.
440: Mall of America to Blackhawk P&R, Minnesota Zoo, and the Apple Valley Transit Station. On Saturdays route ends at Minnesota Zoo. Monday-Saturday All day service.
442: Mall of America to Palomino Hills P&R, Apple Valley Transit Station, and Burnsville Center. On Saturdays Route ends at Apple Valley Transit Station. Monday-Saturday All day.
444: Mall of America to NE Burnsville, Burnsville Transit Station, Burnsville Center and Savage P&R.
445: Mall of America to Eagan Transit Station, Eagan Town Centre, and Eagan YMCA. 7 days a week, all day.
446: 46th St. Light Rail Station to Eagan Corparate Dr., Eagan Transit Center, Parkwood Plaza, and Eagan Wescott Library. Monday-Friday all day.
460: Downtown Minneapolis, U of M (U branch only),I-35W and Lake Street Freeway Station, Burnsville Transit Station, Heart of the City P&R (N branch only), and Savage P&R (N branch only). Rush Hour Only.
464: Downtown Minneapolis, I-35W and Lake Street Freeway Station, Heart of the City P&R, Savage P&R, and Downtown Savage. Rush hour only.
465: Downtown Minneapolis, U of M (U branch only), I-35W and Lake Street Freeway Station, I-35W and 66th St., Burnsville Transit Station, Apple Valley Transit Station (A branch only). Monday-Friday all day.
466: Downtown Minneapolis, I-35W and Lake Street Freeway Station, Southdale Mall, W 66th St and Humboldt Ave., and Burnsville Transit Station. All day Saturday.
470: Downtown Minneapolis, I-35W and Lake Street Freeway Station, Eagan Transit Station, and Various branches into Northern Eagan. Rush Hour only.
472: Downtown Minneapolis, I-35W and Lake Street Freeway Station, Blackhawk P&R, and Various branches into Southern Eagan. Rush hour only.
476: Downtown Minneapolis, I-35W and Lake Street Freeway Station, Palomino Hills P&R, and Various branches into Northern Apple Valley. Rush hour only.
477: Downtown Minneapolis, I-35W and Lake Street Freeway Station, Palomino Hills P&R (R branch only), Apple Valley Transit Station, and 157th Street Station (F branch only). Rush hour only.
480: Downtown St. Paul, Blackhawk P&R, Heart of The City P&R (B branch only), Apple Valley Transit Station (A branch only). Rush hour only.
484: Downtown St. Paul, Eagan Transit Station, Northern Eagan. Rush hour only.
489: Downtown St. Paul, Ecolab, USPS, Eagan Business and Industrial Park. Reverse Commute.

[edit] Transit centers and park-and-rides

Burnsville Transit Station is the Largest park and ride in the metro area. The Burnsville Transit Station was built in the Early to mid 90's The Apple Valley Transit Station was built in 1999. Also the Eagan Transit Station was built in 2001-2002. The 157th Street Station was completed in 2006. There are also park and rides in the south metro. These include the Savage P&R, the Blackhawk P&R, and the Heart of the City Park and Ride.