Golden Triangle  | ||||||||||||||||
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| Metro light rail station | ||||||||||||||||
 Golden Triangle Station with bus stops and shelter in Eden Prairie, Minnesota | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Eden Prairie, MN | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°52′37″N 93°24′38″W / 44.877083°N 93.410492°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro Transit | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Southwest LRT (2027) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opening | 2027[1] | |||||||||||||||
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Golden Triangle station is one of four light rail stations planned in Eden Prairie, Minnesota on the Southwest LRT extension of the Green Line.[2] The Golden Triangle Station will be near the Performing Institute of Minnesota Arts High School and the station is positioned west of U.S. 169, east of U.S. Route 212 and north of I-494.
The "Golden Triangle" area surrounding the station is considered a regional employment center with more than 20,000 jobs and nearly 10 million square feet of industrial and office space.[3] Housing is also being built within the area.[4] The ability of light rail to improve transit access to jobs in the region was seen as a benefit for building the Green Line extension.[5] SouthWest Transit will provide on-demand rides via autonomous vehicles to help solve the last mile portion of the journey.[6]
In 2015, the Metropolitan Council evaluated ending the Green Line Extension at Golden Triangle Station in a cost-saving measure.[7] While the ending of the line continued past the Golden Triangle station, the size of the park-and-ride was shrunk as a proposed cost saving measure.[8]
- ^ Moore, Janet (January 26, 2022). "Southwest LRT now expected to cost up to $2.75B, open in 2027". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ "Golden Triangle Station". Metropolitain Council. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ "Golden Triangle Station". Hennepin County. 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ Emerson, Dan (27 May 2024). "Checking in on building along the Green Line Extension | Finance & Commerce". Finance & Commerce. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Thomas, Dylan (September 19, 2019). "SWLRT profile: Who owns what near Golden Triangle Station". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Harlow, Tim (12 July 2024). "SouthWest Transit debuting autonomous vehicles for on-demand rides in Eden Prairie". Star Tribune. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Callaghan, Peter (21 May 2015). "Met Council proposes cuts to Southwest LRT". MinnPost. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Callaghan, Peter (2 July 2015). "$341 million, the easy way: How Southwest light rail (sort of) got its budget back on track". MinnPost. Retrieved 4 August 2024.