Apple Valley
Apple Valley station in 2012
General information
Location15450 Cedar Avenue South
Coordinates44°43′33″N 93°13′04″W / 44.72570°N 93.21775°W / 44.72570; -93.21775
Line(s)
  Red Line
Connections420, 440, 442, 447, 475, 477, 480A
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedOld Station - Summer 1999
New Station - January 4, 2010
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station
147th Street
toward Mall of America
 Red Line Terminus

The Apple Valley Transit Station is a transit facility located in Apple Valley, Minnesota. It is owned by the City of Apple Valley and the MVTA. The transit station is near Cedar Avenue and Gaslight Drive. This station has 337 parking spaces and is almost full almost each weekday. It also serves the nearby communities of Lakeville and Farmington.

As part of the Metro Red Line BRT, the transit station was relocated. A construction groundbreaking ceremony took place on April 14, 2009 and an opening ceremony took place on January 7, 2010. This location was originally a Menards location when it opened in 1986, then in 1998 it became a recreational store called Watson's and it became this transit station.

The station's parking structure was originally 3 stories tall but was expanded in 2019 to 5 stories tall.

Bus connections

Connection Notes: Route 420 is the only local route providing service to Rosemount, riders are encouraged to use MVTA Connect for nearby destinations like DCTC or rideshare services like Uber or Lyft to reach other destinations in Hastings, Cottage Grove, Inver Grove Heights, Lakeville and/or Farmington. Route 440 makes direct connections to the METRO Blue Line and Metro Transit Route 22 (to Brooklyn Center) @ VA Medical Center. Route 447 provides service to Mystic Lake Casino and is the only local route from this station with frequent service to Prior Lake, riders are encouraged to use Rideshare Services like Uber or Lyft to reach other destinations, this could include nearby Shakopee & Prior Lake, along with cities outside MVTA's service zone like Eden Prairie, Jordan, Jackson, Chaska, Carver and/or Chanhassen. Route 475 provides service to the U of M. Route 477 provides limited weekday service southbound to Lakeville, riders are encouraged to use Rideshare services like Uber or Lyft as a definitive alternative. Route 480A is non-stop along Palomino Drive, 127th Street and Galaxie Avenue and by-passes Burnsville via terminal letter "A", with trips going Northbound to the Eagan Transit Station & St. Paul Union Depot during rush hour/peak periods.

See also

References

    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.