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Metro E Line (Minnesota)
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 (Metro Transit), Westgate station in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Saint Paul. Running mostly on France Avenue, Hennepin Avenue, and University Avenue (Minneapolis-Saint Paul), University Avenue, the line will serve major destinations such as Southdale Center, M Health Fairview, Fairview Hospital, 50th & France, Linden Hills, Minneapolis, Linden Hills, Uptown, Minneapolis, Uptown, Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Central, Minneapolis, Downtown Minneapolis, Dinkytown, the University of Minnesota, and Prospect Park, Minneapolis, Prospect Park. The route will have "train-like" features to speed up service and improve reliability, such as Bus priority, signal priority, bus lanes, all-door boarding, further stop spacing, and specialized vehicles. In 2019 planning and design were underway, with construction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C Line (Minnesota)
The Metro C Line is a bus rapid transit line in Brooklyn Center and Minneapolis, Minnesota operated by Metro Transit. The line is part of Metro Transit's Metro network of light rail and bus rapid transit lines. The route operates from the Brooklyn Center Transit Center along Penn Avenue and Olson Memorial Highway, terminating in downtown Minneapolis. The route is analogous to the existing Route 19 and is projected to increase ridership on this corridor from 7,000 to 9,000 by 2030. Eventually, part of its route will shift south to Glenwood Avenue from Olson Memorial Highway. The C Line, along with the similarly built A Line, features fewer stops and modern bus stops with "train-like" amenities, including distinct stations and off-board fare payment. Additionally, the C Line features the Twin Cities' first battery-electric buses, built by New Flyer of America. Construction on the C Line began in March 2018 and began revenue service on June 8, 2019. The week of November 25, 2019, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
