Line(s) Red Line | Disabled access Yes | |
Owned by Minnesota Valley Transit Authority Connections 437, 438, 440, 444, 445, 472, 475U, 491A, 492 Opened March 20, 2010 (Regular Service)
June 22, 2013 (BRT Service) Address Eagan, MN 55122, United States Owner Minnesota Valley Transit Authority Similar Blackhawk Park & Ride, Burnsville Transit Station, Park & Ride, Diffley Rd at Nicols Rd SE co, Silver Bell Rd at Cedarval | ||
The Cedar Grove Transit Station is a transit facility that is located in the vicinity of the Cedar Grove community of Eagan, Minnesota, that opened on March 20, 2010. This is the third southbound station on the METRO Red Line.
The station was built adjacent to Cedar Avenue freeway (Minnesota State Highway 77), but there wasn't any direct access from the freeway to the station for buses. Buses have had to exit the freeway at Diffley Road, travel up Nichols Road to the station, pick up passengers, then double back along Nichols Road and Diffley Road to get back on the freeway, a maneuver that adds five to ten minutes for each trip.
New "in-line" access has been designed with a station platform in the freeway median, and a pedestrian bridge connecting it to the original station area. The platform layout will bear a similarity to the 46th Street station on Interstate 35W in Minneapolis, which is about 11 miles north via the highway. Buses will perform a "crossover" maneuver to have left-hand running around the platform, which is necessary since Red Line buses only have doors on the right-hand side. A groundbreaking ceremony for the $15 million station upgrade was held on April 28, 2016, with an opening expected in 2017.
Station Notes
Route 438 operates on-demand service to Blackhawk Park & Ride (for connections to Route 480).
Route 440 "V" terminal trips make connections to Metro Transit Route's 22 (Minneapolis/Brooklyn Center) and 515 (Richfield Commons/Southdale Mall) @ VA Medical Center.
Route's 491 & 492 trips serve Shakopee and Prior Lake.