Nicollet Mall station ( ) is a light rail

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on the

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Blue Line and

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. Adjacent to the light rail platforms is the southbound Metro Orange Line

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station Marquette & 5th Street. This station is located on 5th Street South, between

Nicollet Mall Nicollet Mall is a twelve-block portion of Nicollet Avenue running through downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It is the shopping and dining district of the city, and also a pedestrian mall and transit mall. Along with Hennepin Aven ...

and Marquette Avenue in Minneapolis. This is a center-platform station with one westbound traffic lane south of the platform. Service began at this station when the Blue Line opened on June 26, 2004. In 2013 Metro Transit began constructing an additional northbound platform in conjunction with and as part of the Nic on Fifth apartment building. The additional platform was built to provide additional comfort and safety at the station, as well as alleviating overcrowding and providing additional capacity for

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. While scheduled open March 2017, the new platform was opened December 22 later that year. It is the only station on the system where passengers can regularly board from either side of the train.

Design and public art

The original station was designed by ESG Architecture & Design, with Thomas Rose as the design team artist. To reflect the tall buildings of downtown and vibrant energy of Nicollet Mall, the station's design incorporates undulating steel columns down the center flanked by dual curving metal roofs. This design earned the station the affectionately nickname "The Roller Coaster". The new northbound platform was designed by ESG's Trace Jacques, who also served as project designer for Nic on Fifth. The public art installation, ''Small Kindness, Weather Permitting'', by Janet Zweig has four interactive boxes at the station: ''Please turn the wheel #11'', ''Thanks a million #28'', ''Ring the bell and see #19'', and ''Hit the bell! #1''.

Notable places nearby

Gaviidae Common Gaviidae Common is a mixed-use shopping mall and office complex on Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The first phase of the mall, Gaviidae Common I, opened in 1989 and is adjoined to Gaviidae Common II by a series of skyways. Phase II ope ...

Soo Line Building The Soo Line Building is a 19-story residential highrise in Minneapolis, Minnesota which was the tallest commercial building in the city from the time it was completed in 1915 until the 26-story Foshay Tower was built in 1929. History The Soo L ...

510 Marquette Building The 510 Marquette Building is a high-rise office building in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was the first building for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. It was designed by Cass Gilbert, architect of the Minnesota State Capitol building ...

* Minneapolis Central Library *

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* Marquette Plaza * IDS Center

References

External links

Metro Transit: Nicollet Mall Station
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