American Boulevard station
Appearance
American Boulevard | |||||||||||
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![]() Station platform in 2015 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 34th Avenue South & East American Boulevard Bloomington, Minnesota | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 44°51′31″N 93°13′23″W / 44.85873°N 93.22314°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Metro Transit | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 split side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | December 12, 2009 | ||||||||||
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2023 | 195 daily[1] ![]() | ||||||||||
Rank | 36 out of 37 | ||||||||||
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American Boulevard is a light rail station in Bloomington, Minnesota at the intersection of 34th Avenue South and American Boulevard, just south of Interstate 494. It is the only station on the Blue Line to have a split design where the northbound platform is on the opposite end of the intersection from the southbound platform. It is an infill station, that was built after the rest of the line had been completed. It was included in the original plans for the Blue Line, but was shelved when extra costs incurred caused plans for the Mall of America station to change. The station had a dedication ceremony for construction workers on December 9, 2009 and opened on December 12, 2009.
References
- ^ "Transit Stops Boardings and Alightings - Minnesota Geospatial Commons". gisdata.mn.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- MassTransitMag.com: Two New Stations in the Works for Hiawatha Line in Minneapolis
- Star Tribune: Light rail upgrades running on time
- Hiawatha LRT line opens 19th station in Bloomington
- Metro Transit Hiawatha Line