VA Medical Center station (Metro Transit)
VA Medical Center | |||||||||||
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 Metro light rail station | |||||||||||
 The station in 2014 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 5504 Minnehaha Avenue | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°54′10″N 93°12′08″W / 44.9029°N 93.2023°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro Transit | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Blue Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Routes 22, 440 and 515 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | June 26, 2004 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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VA Medical Center station is a light rail station on the Blue Line on Fort Snelling in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota.[1]
This station is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Minnehaha Avenue with the entrance to the Minneapolis VAHCS Medical Center. This is a center-platform station. Service began at this station when the Blue Line opened on June 26, 2004.
North of the station, between it and the 50th Street/Minnehaha Park Station, the Blue Line leaves Minnesota State Highway 55 and travels down the center of Minnehaha Avenue for two blocks.
Bus connections
From VA Medical Center Station, there are direct bus connections to routes 22, 440 and 515.[2]
Notable places nearby
- Minneapolis VAHCS Medical Center
- Minnehaha and Morris Park neighborhoods
References
- ^ "Hiawatha Light Rail Transit". September 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ "VA Medical Center Station". Retrieved May 1, 2019.
