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Coon Rapids–Riverdale station

Coordinates: 45°11′28″N 93°21′05″W / 45.19111°N 93.35139°W / 45.19111; -93.35139
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Coon Rapids–Riverdale
Northstar train at Coon Rapids–Riverdale station
General information
Location3050 Northdale Boulevard NW
Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Coordinates45°11′28″N 93°21′05″W / 45.19111°N 93.35139°W / 45.19111; -93.35139
Line(s)BNSF Staples Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Metro Transit: 805, 850[1]
Construction
Parking466 spaces
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedNovember 16, 2009 (2009-11-16)
Services
Preceding station Metro Transit Following station
Anoka
towards Big Lake
Northstar Line Fridley
towards Target Field
Coon Rapids–Foley Boulevard
(proposed)
towards Target Field
Former services
Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station
Anoka
toward Milaca
Milaca – Minneapolis Fridley
Location
Map

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 28 minutes.[2] The fare to downtown Minneapolis from this station is $3.25 at all times; the fare to and from any other station is $3.25 on weekdays and $2.75 on weekends and holidays.[3][4]

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, where the tracks split and to go toward Bethel and Duluth.

References

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  1. ^ "Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Transit System" (PDF) (Map). Metro Transit. August 19, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Coon Rapids – Riverdale Station – Metro Transit".
  3. ^ "Fares – Metro Transit".
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-08-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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