I-35W & 98th Street is a bus rapid transit station on the Metro Orange Line at 98th Street adjacent to Interstate 35W in Bloomington, Minnesota.[1][2] The station is integrated with the South Bloomington Transit Center, a transfer hub and park and ride facility opened in 2004.[3] The transit center was as far south as Route 535, predecessor to the Orange Line, traveled, with no direct connection to the other side of the Minnesota River. The station opened December 4, 2021 with the rest of the Orange Line.
I-35W & 98th Street | |||||||||||
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 Southbound platform for the METRO Orange Line under construction. The transit center and park and ride is to the left. | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 44°49′30″N 93°17′26″W / 44.825005°N 93.290632°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Orange Line | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 2004 (Transit Center) December 4, 2021 (Orange Line) | ||||||||||
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The parcels surrounding the station are being planned for a mix of transit oriented development.[4]
Bus connections
edit18, 465, 534, 539, 546, 547[5]
References
edit- ^ I-35W Information[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Update on I-35W BRT improvements". Metropolitan Council. January 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ^ "98th Street Station - Metro Transit". www.metrotransit.org.
- ^ Castleman, Monte (17 September 2019). "Bloomington's Comprehensive Plan: Forward 2040". streets.mn. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Connecting Bus Service - Metro Transit". www.metrotransit.org. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- Palermo, Michael (8 September 2017). "98th Street Station Area Plan". City of Bloomington MN.
- Coleman, Aarica. "Bloomington 98th Street Station" (PDF). City of Bloomington, Minnesota.
- "98th Street Station Area Plan" (PDF). City of Bloomington, Minnesota. January 7, 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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