Capitol/Rice Street (Metro Transit station)
| Coordinates | 44°57′20.59″N 93°6′17.27″W / 44.9557194°N 93.1047972°WCoordinates: 44°57′20.59″N 93°6′17.27″W / 44.9557194°N 93.1047972°W | ||||||||||
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| Owned by | Metro Transit | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | 3, 62, 67, 262[2] | ||||||||||
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| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | Downtown St. Paul | ||||||||||
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| Opened | June 14, 2014 | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (projected 2030) | 900 per weekday[2] | ||||||||||
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Capitol/Rice Street[1][2] is a light rail station along the METRO Green Line in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is located along the south side of University Avenue between Rice Street and Park Street/Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. This is on the north side of Leif Erikson Park, west of the Minnesota State Capitol.[3]
Construction in this area began in 2012.[4] The station opened along with the rest of the line in 2014.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Making Tracks" (PDF). Central Corridor. Metropolitan Council. November 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Capitol/Rice Street Station". Central Corridor. Metropolitan Council. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ↑ "Central Corridor light rail illustrated plans". Central Corridor. Metropolitan Council. June 28, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
- ↑ "Central Corridor LRT construction schedule at a glance". Central Corridor. Metropolitan Council. July 20, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.