Target Field station

Target Field
Northstar Line trains at Target Field station in 2009.
General information
Location5th Street & 3rd Avenue North
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates44°59′00″N 93°16′38″W / 44.98333°N 93.27722°W / 44.98333; -93.27722
Owned byMetro Transit
Line(s)BNSF Wayzata Subdivision (Northstar)
Platforms
Tracks
  • 2 (light rail)
  • 3 (Northstar, including bypass track)
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated (light rail)
At-grade (Northstar)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneDowntown (light rail)
History
OpenedNovember 14, 2009 (2009-11-14)[2]
Rebuilt2014[3]
Previous namesDowntown Minneapolis/Ballpark (pre-opening)
Passengers
20231,902 daily[4]Increase 29.6% (Metro Transit light rail)
Rank7 out of 37
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station
Terminus Blue Line Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue
Green Line Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue
Preceding station Metro Transit Following station
Fridley
towards Big Lake
Northstar Line Terminus
Proposed and future service
Preceding station Metro Following station
Future service
Royalston Avenue/Farmers Market Southwest LRT through to Green Line
Proposed
Plymouth Avenue Bottineau LRT through to Blue Line
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Coon Rapids–Foley Boulevard
toward Duluth
Northern Lights Express Terminus
Location
Map

Target Field station (formerly known during construction under the names of Minneapolis Intermodal Station, Downtown Minneapolis/Ballpark Station, and The Interchange) is a multimodal commuter train and light rail station in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Located in the North Loop area of Downtown Minneapolis, the station is named for Target Field, the Minnesota Twins baseball stadium. METRO Blue Line light rail service started on November 14, 2009; Northstar Line commuter rail service started November 16, 2009; METRO Green Line light rail service started on June 14, 2014.

  1. ^ "Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Transit System" (PDF) (Map). Metro Transit. August 19, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Minnesota's New Star to begin service Nov. 16 – Metropolitan Council news release". Archived from the original on 2009-11-19. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  3. ^ "Home". theinterchange.net.
  4. ^ "Transit Stops Boardings and Alightings - Minnesota Geospatial Commons". gisdata.mn.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-17.