Burnsville Transit Station

This article is about the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority transit facility. For the nearby Orange Line bus rapid transit station, see Burnsville Heart of the City station.
Burnsville Transit Station
The Burnsville Transit Station
General information
Location100 E. Highway 13
Coordinates44°46′44″N 93°16′34″W / 44.778918°N 93.276184°W / 44.778918; -93.276184
Owned byMinnesota Valley Transit Authority
Connections421, 426, 444, 460, 465, 495
Construction
Parking1,428 spaces[1]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 31, 1995[2]

Burnsville Transit Station is a transit facility located in the vicinity of downtown Burnsville, Minnesota, and is the flagship station of the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA). The station is the busiest park and ride location in the Twin Cities region and offers approximately 1,400 parking spaces.[3] It is also a major transfer hub for routes operating the south of the Minnesota River. The station has indoor climate-controlled waiting, restrooms, lost and found, drinking fountains, vending machines, Go-To card sales, newspaper racks, and transit information. Due to high park and ride demand, MVTA moved some service to the 370 space Heart of the City public ramp about a 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) south in 2018.[4][5] The Metropolitan Council's 2021 park-and-ride system report found 267 cars parked at the station compared to 1,116 in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][3]

The Burnsville Heart of the City bus rapid transit station on the METRO Orange Line is located kitty-corner across Minnesota State Highway 13, about a 1⁄4 mile (400 m) away. Consideration was given to locating the Orange Line terminus at the MVTA station but the existing amount of buses and riders encouraged Metro Transit to locate the station elsewhere.[6]

  1. ^ a b Ackerson, Jenny (December 2021). "2021 ANNUAL REGIONAL PARK & RIDE SYSTEM REPORT". Metro Transit. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Opening was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Pan, Henry (25 March 2022). "Pandemic dealt a blow to transit — is it permanent?". Minnesota Reformer. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Burnsville". www.mvta.com. Minnesota Valley Transit Authority. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  5. ^ Harlow, Tim (April 30, 2018). "Buckle up for a summer of gridlock". Star Tribune.
  6. ^ Van Berkel, Jessie (August 21, 2015). "Concerns arise over Burnsville station location for Orange Line BRT". Star Tribune. Retrieved 3 December 2021.