38th Street station (Metro Transit)
38th Street | |||||||||||
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 A METRO Blue Line train stops northbound towards downtown Minneapolis at 38th Street Station in 2024 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2902 38th Street East Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°56′05″N 93°13′46″W / 44.9347°N 93.2295°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro Transit | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Metro Transit: 14, 22, 23 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | June 26, 2004 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 769 daily[1]  5.2% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 27 out of 37 | ||||||||||
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38th Street station is a light rail station on the Blue Line in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
This station is located at the intersection of 38th Street and Minnesota State Highway 55 (Hiawatha Avenue), in Minneapolis. This is a center-platform station. Service began at this station when the Blue Line opened on June 26, 2004.
The city of Minneapolis has a station area plan to guide development in the area.[2] The initial plan was adopted in 2006.[3]
Bus connections
[edit]From 38th Street Station, there are direct bus connections to Metro Transit routes 14, 22, and 23.[4]
Station changes since opening
[edit]Metro Transit proposed building secure, covered bike storage for 53 bicycles in 2016. The structure would have required a Go-To Card to operate.[5]
Metro Transit applied for federal grant money to modernize the station and build a transit-oriented development. The project would modify nearby intersections and stop lights to improve transit operations. The grant application was successful in 2022.[6][7]
Art at station and in popular culture
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The interior of the shelters on the station platform have bronze miniatures of Sears Catalog kit houses. The adjacent neighborhoods have many bungalow houses built around the era of Sears Catalog kit houses.[8]
The announcer for this station can be heard on the opening of "Arthur's Song" by Atmosphere on the album Southsiders.[9]
Notable places nearby
[edit]- Corcoran, Howe, Longfellow and Standish neighborhoods
- Hiawatha LRT Trail
- Roosevelt High School
- Roosevelt Community Library
References
[edit]- ^ "Transit Stops Boardings and Alightings - Minnesota Geospatial Commons". gisdata.mn.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "38th Street Station Area Plan". minneapolis2040.com. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "38th Street Station Area Plan" (PDF). Department of Community Planning & Economic Development. October 20, 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "METRO Blue Line Light Rail Map" (PDF). Metro Transit. December 3, 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Harlow, Tim (March 22, 2016). "Bike storage facility coming to 38th Street Station". Star Tribune. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ Yoder, Amy (April 14, 2022). "17615 - 38th Street Station Modernization". Metropolitan Council. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Regional Solicitation Results - Applications and scores for 2014 - 2022". Metropolitan Council. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Moore, Janet (April 10, 2018). "For transit stations, public art brings both beauty and budgetary concerns". Star Tribune. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Jacobson, Maia (February 1, 2018). "Nine Minnesota-made albums that are perfect for winter". www.thecurrent.org. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
