Fairview Avenue (Metro Transit station)
Fairview Avenue | |||||||||||
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 Fairview Avenue in 2014 | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°57′23.15″N 93°10′43.69″W / 44.9564306°N 93.1788028°WCoordinates: 44°57′23.15″N 93°10′43.69″W / 44.9564306°N 93.1788028°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro Transit | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | 16, 67[1] | ||||||||||
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| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | June 14, 2014 | ||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||
| Passengers (projected 2030) | 1,880 per weekday[1] | ||||||||||
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Fairview Avenue Station is a light rail station along the METRO Green Line in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is located along University Avenue between Lynnhurst Avenue and Fairview Avenue. A preliminary architectural design revealed in May 2009 featured oak trees and was inspired by the trees in the neighborhood's parks.[2][3]
Construction in this area began in March 2011.[4] The station opened along with the rest of the line in 2014.
Notable places nearby
- Dickerman Park
- Griggs Midway Building
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Fairview Avenue Station". Central Corridor. Metropolitan Council. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ↑ "Fairview Avenue Station" (PDF). Metropolitan Council. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
- ↑ http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/ccorridor/CCimages/UnivAv/Page9Uni_20090415.pdf
- ↑ "Central Corridor LRT construction schedule at a glance". Central Corridor. Metropolitan Council. July 20, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2010.