Franklin Avenue (Metro Transit station)

Franklin Avenue

The station facing north
Location 1808 Franklin Avenue East
Coordinates 44°57′45″N 93°14′50″W / 44.9626°N 93.2471°W / 44.9626; -93.2471Coordinates: 44°57′45″N 93°14′50″W / 44.9626°N 93.2471°W / 44.9626; -93.2471
Owned by Metro Transit
Line(s)
Platforms Island platform
Connections Routes 2, 8, 9 and 22
Construction
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened June 26, 2004
Services
Preceding station   Metro Transit   Following station
toward Target Field
Blue Line

Franklin Avenue is a light rail station on the Blue Line in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

This station is a bridge above Franklin Avenue along Minnesota State Highway 55, in Minneapolis. This is a center-platform station. Along with the Lake Street station, Franklin Avenue is one of the two above-grade stations on the Blue Line. The station is home to the marquee of the New Franklin theater, located nearby. Service began at this station when the Blue Line opened on June 26, 2004.

The maintenance base of the line is just to the north, between this stop and Cedar-Riverside. When train operators begin and end their shifts, they used to make an extra stop there to take on the new driver. The driver now boards and departs the train at Franklin Avenue Station.

Bus connections

From Franklin Avenue Station, there is a direct connection to routes 2, 67, and 9. Route 22 stops just a block away.

Notable places nearby

External links

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