City West station

For the station in Perth, see City West railway station.
City West
Metro light rail station
City West station platform.
General information
LocationEden Prairie, MN
Coordinates44°53′26″N 93°24′41″W / 44.890567°N 93.411391°W / 44.890567; -93.411391
Owned byMetro Transit
Line(s)  Southwest LRT  (2027)
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opening2027[1]
Services
Future service
Preceding station Metro Following station
Golden Triangle
toward SouthWest Station
 Southwest LRT Opus
toward Target Field

City West station is one of four light rail stations planned in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, on the Southwest LRT extension of the Green Line.[2] The City West Station will be near the corporate campus for Optum, and the station is positioned west of U.S. Route 212 and south of Minnesota State Highway 62.

The station will have a park-and-ride lot.[3] When Eden Prairie approved construction of the station in 2014, the city requested a trail extending from the station to Shady Oak Road.[4]

The City West station is near Optum's corporate campus which is expected to eventually have 6,500 jobs.[3] United Health Group, of which Optum is a subsidiary, donated land for the station.[5]

  1. ^ Moore, Janet (January 26, 2022). "Southwest LRT now expected to cost up to $2.75B, open in 2027". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "City West Station". Metropolitain Council. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Emerson, Dan (27 May 2024). "Checking in on building along the Green Line Extension | Finance & Commerce". Finance & Commerce. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  4. ^ Doyle, Pat (13 August 2014). "St. Louis Park, Eden Prairie approve Southwest light rail". Star Tribune. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  5. ^ Moore, Janet (15 June 2015). "Detroit streetcar a study in public-private transportation funding". www.startribune.com. Retrieved 4 August 2024.