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Most routes are operated by Metro Transit, however some low-ridership routes are operated contracted to private operators through the Metropolitan Council. Routes 1–49 are Minneapolis-anchored lines, 50–59 are limited-stop lines, Routes 60–89 are Saint Paul-anchored lines, and Route 94 is an express line between the two downtowns.
Metro Transit is the primary public transportation operator in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest operator in the state. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 44,977,200, or about 145,300 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.
The A Line bus rapid transit line connects with the 46th Street Blue Line station and the Snelling Avenue Green Line stop. [1] Two Metro light rail stations – 30th Avenue and Fort Snelling – have designated park and ride lots. [15] Extensions to both Metro lines are planned as of 2023.
Jul. 27—In the "before times" prior to the pandemic, Metro Transit's Route 21 bus carried some 10,000 passengers per day between Uptown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul, mostly along Lake ...
Metro (styled as METRO) is a transit network in Minnesota serving the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.It also provides service to some suburban areas. As of 2022, the system consists of two light rail lines (Blue and Green Lines) and five bus rapid transit (BRT) lines (Orange Line, Red Line, A, C, and D Lines) all of which are operated by the local public transit company: Metro Transit.
The Minneapolis–St. Paul area once had an extensive network of streetcars (operated for many years by Twin City Rapid Transit, a precursor of Metro Transit), but the tracks were removed and services were eliminated in the 1950s.
In 1972, the Regional Fixed Guideway Study for the Metropolitan Transit Commission (the forerunner of today's Metro Transit) proposed a $1.3 billion 37- or 57-mile (sources differ) heavy-rail rapid transit system, but the then-separate Metropolitan Council disagreed with that idea – refusing to even look at the plan – and continuing ...
Crime reported aboard Metro Transit buses and trains, and at its stations and stops throughout the Twin Cities, declined 22% over the summer and into early fall, officials said Wednesday.