Government Plaza (Metro Transit station)
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| Location | 352 South 5th Street | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°58′36″N 93°15′57″W / 44.9768°N 93.2658°WCoordinates: 44°58′36″N 93°15′57″W / 44.9768°N 93.2658°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro Transit | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | Side platforms | |||||||||||||||
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| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | Downtown zone | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | June 26, 2004 | |||||||||||||||
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A Blue Line train bound for Target Field
The Government Plaza station is a light rail station on the Blue Line and Green Line in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
This station is located on 5th Street South, between 3rd and 4th Avenues South in Minneapolis. This is a side-platform station. Service began at this station when the Blue Line opened on June 26, 2004.
To retain a pleasant view of the Minneapolis City Hall from the adjacent plaza area, the shelters at this station are spaced widely apart, at each end of the long platform. This is the only segment of the line downtown along 5th Street where there is not a roadway for automobiles running next to the rails.
Notable places nearby
- Minneapolis City Hall
- Hennepin County Government Center
- Minneapolis Federal Courthouse (1 block)
- 225 South Sixth (1 block)