Metro E Line (Minnesota)

Metro E Line
A 60-foot articulated Metro C Line bus at a demonstration for the E Line in Uptown, Minneapolis. The E Line would use buses similar to the one pictured.
Overview
System	Metro
Operator	Metro Transit
Vehicle	3-door 60' articulated bus
Status	Planning Stages
Predecessors	Route 6 Oak-Harriet Streetcar
Route
Route type	Bus rapid transit
Locale	Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota
Start	Southdale Center
Via	Hennepin Avenue
End	Westgate
Route map Legend Westgate  Green Line  University & Malcolm University & 27th Ave Stadium Village  Green Line  4th Street-University & 15th Avenue 4th Street-University & 10th Avenue I-35W 4th Street-University & 6th Avenue 4th Street-University & Central Downtown fare zone limit Hennepin Avenue Bridge over the Mississippi River Hennepin & 2nd Street Hennepin & 3rd/4th Street Warehouse District Blue LineGreen Line Hennepin & 7th/8th St C LineD Line Hennepin & 10th/11th Street MCTC Downtown fare zone limit I-94 Hennepin & Groveland Hennepin & Franklin Hennepin & 25th Street Midtown Greenway Uptown Transit Station B Line Hennepin & 33rd Street Hennepin & 36th Street Sheridan & 39th Street Sheridan & 43rd Street 44th Street & Abbott France & 44th Street France & 47th Street France & 50th Street France & 54th Street France & 58th Street France & 62nd Street MN 62 Fairview Southdale Hospital Southdale Transit Center   Recommended Route all stations accessible This diagram: view talk edit ← {{{previous_line}}}  {{{system_nav}}}  {{{next_line}}} →

The Metro E Line is a planned bus rapid transit route in Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and Edina. The route will operate from Southdale Center Transit Center in Edina, Minnesota to Westgate station in Saint Paul. Running mostly on France Avenue, Hennepin Avenue, and University Avenue, the line will serve major destinations such as Southdale Center, Fairview Hospital, 50th & France, Linden Hills, Uptown, Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Downtown Minneapolis, Dinkytown, the University of Minnesota, and Prospect Park.^[1] The route will have "train-like" features to speed up service and improve reliability, such as signal priority, bus lanes, all-door boarding, further stop spacing, and specialized vehicles. In 2019 planning and design were underway, with construction slated for 2023 and operations beginning a year later but that timeline has been moved back.^[2][3] The E Line would largely replace Route 6 which carries 9,000 trips each weekday.^[4] The project was fully funded with $60 million by the state of Minnesota in 2021 and is expected to open in 2025.^[5]