East Bank station

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East Bank
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East Bank station platform
General information
Location551 Washington Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°58′25″N93°13′51″W / 44.97361°N 93.23083°W / 44.97361; -93.23083
Owned by Metro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Metro Transit: 2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilities Racks, Nice Ride stations
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJune 14, 2014 (2014-06-14)
Passengers
20233,560 daily [1] Increase2.svg 9.1%
Rank1 out of 37
Services
Preceding station Metro Minnesota icon.svg Metro Following station
West Bank
toward Target Field
Green Line Stadium Village
Location
East Bank station

East Bank station is a light rail station along the Green Line in Minneapolis, Minnesota, located on Washington Avenue on the East Bank campus of the University of Minnesota. It is located between Union Street and Harvard Street. This is south of the Transportation and Safety Building and north of Moos Tower and Weaver-Densford Hall. [2]

Washington Avenue on the East Bank was converted into a transit mall when the light-rail line was being built. Construction began in the area in May 2011, [3] and the station opened along with the rest of the line in 2014.

As of 2023, the station received the highest average daily ridership of any Metro Transit light rail station. [1]

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References

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