VA Medical Center
VA Medical Center station in 2014
General information
Location5504 Minnehaha Avenue
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Coordinates44°54′10″N 93°12′08″W / 44.9029°N 93.2023°W / 44.9029; -93.2023
Owned byMetro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Metro Transit: 22, 440, 515
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJune 26, 2004 (2004-06-26)
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station
50th Street/Minnehaha Park Blue Line Fort Snelling
Location

VA Medical Center station is a light rail station on the Blue Line on Fort Snelling in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota.[1]

This station is on the northwest corner of the intersection of Minnehaha Avenue with the entrance to the Minneapolis VAHCS Medical Center. A center-platform station, it entered service when the Blue Line opened on June 26, 2004.

North of the station, between it and the 50th Street/Minnehaha Park station, the Blue Line leaves Minnesota State Highway 55 and travels down the center of Minnehaha Avenue for two blocks.

Bus connections

From the station, there are direct bus connections to routes 22, 440 and 515.[2]

Notable places nearby

References

  1. "Hiawatha Light Rail Transit". September 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  2. "VA Medical Center Station". Retrieved May 1, 2019.
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