VA Medical Center (Metro Transit station)
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| VA Medical Center | |||
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| Address | 5504 Minnehaha Avenue | ||
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| Connections | Routes 22 and 515 | ||
| Platforms | Island platform | ||
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| Opened | June 26, 2004 | ||
| Accessible |  |
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| Owned by | Metro Transit | ||
VA Medical Center is a light rail station on the Hiawatha Line on Fort Snelling in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. It is the tenth stop southbound.
This station is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Minnehaha Avenue with the entrance to the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. This is a center-platform station. Service began at this station when the Hiawatha Line opened on June 26, 2004.
North of the station, between it and the 50th Street/Minnehaha Park Station, the Hiawatha Line leaves Minnesota State Highway 55 and travels down the center of Minnehaha Avenue for two blocks.
[edit] Bus connections
From VA Medical Center station, there are direct bus connections to routes 22 and 515.
[edit] Notable places nearby
- Minneapolis VA Medical Center
- Minnehaha and Morris Park neighborhoods
[edit] External links
- VA Medical Center (Metro Transit station) is at coordinates Coordinates:
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| Hiawatha Line |
toward Mall of America
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