Coon Rapids Riverdale (Metro Transit station)
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Coon Rapids - Riverdale Station is a commuter rail station in Coon Rapids, Minnesota
, located at 3050 Northdale Boulevard NW, south of the Riverdale shopping centers. It is served by the Northstar Commuter Rail line. The station features bicycle lockers and a park and ride lot with capacity for 466 vehicles. The commute time to downtown Minneapolis from this station is about 20 minutes. The fare to downtown Minneapolis from this station is $4.00 on weekdays and $3.00 on weekends and holidays; the fare to and from any other station is $3.25 on weekdays and $2.50 on weekends and holidays.
As of the station's opening in 2009, signage simply called it "Coon Rapids" or "Coon Rapids Station". A second station in the city is planned at Foley Boulevard (just north of Minnesota State Highway 610
), where there is currently a bus station with a large parking ramp for park and ride service. The Foley station would then be available as a stop on the Northern Lights Express
to Duluth and the proposed Bethel Corridor line, since it is less than a mile south of the Coon Creek rail junction to go toward Bethel and Duluth.
Coon Rapids, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 61,627 people, 22,578 households, and 16,572 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,718.1 people per square mile . There were 22,828 housing units at an average density of 1,007.2 per square mile...
, located at 3050 Northdale Boulevard NW, south of the Riverdale shopping centers. It is served by the Northstar Commuter Rail line. The station features bicycle lockers and a park and ride lot with capacity for 466 vehicles. The commute time to downtown Minneapolis from this station is about 20 minutes. The fare to downtown Minneapolis from this station is $4.00 on weekdays and $3.00 on weekends and holidays; the fare to and from any other station is $3.25 on weekdays and $2.50 on weekends and holidays.
As of the station's opening in 2009, signage simply called it "Coon Rapids" or "Coon Rapids Station". A second station in the city is planned at Foley Boulevard (just north of Minnesota State Highway 610
Minnesota State Highway 610
Minnesota State Highway 610 is an east–west freeway in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota; located in northern Hennepin County and southern Anoka County. The freeway currently connects U.S. Highway 169 and U.S. Highway 10 . MN 610 crosses the Mississippi River on the Richard P. Braun...
), where there is currently a bus station with a large parking ramp for park and ride service. The Foley station would then be available as a stop on the Northern Lights Express
Northern Lights Express
The Northern Lights Express is a proposed passenger rail service running along the corridor between Minneapolis and Duluth primarily in the U.S. state of Minnesota. A portion of the line will run through neighboring Wisconsin to serve Duluth's "Twin Port" of Superior. Plans are to upgrade an...
to Duluth and the proposed Bethel Corridor line, since it is less than a mile south of the Coon Creek rail junction to go toward Bethel and Duluth.