Target Field station

Target Field
Northstar Line trains at Target Field station in 2009.
General information
Location5th Street & 3rd Avenue North
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates44°59′00″N 93°16′38″W / 44.98333°N 93.27722°W / 44.98333; -93.27722
Owned byMetro Transit
Line(s)BNSF Wayzata Subdivision (Northstar)
Platforms
Tracks
  • 2 (light rail)
  • 3 (Northstar, including bypass track)
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated (light rail)
At-grade (Northstar)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneDowntown (light rail)
History
OpenedNovember 14, 2009 (2009-11-14)
Rebuilt2014
Previous namesDowntown Minneapolis/Ballpark (pre-opening)
Passengers
20241,728 daily 9.1% (Blue & Green Lines)
Rank7 out of 37
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station
Terminus Blue Line Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue
Green Line Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue
Preceding station Metro Transit Following station
Fridley
toward Big Lake
Northstar Line Terminus
Proposed and future service
Preceding station Metro Following station
Future service
Royalston Avenue/Farmers Market Southwest LRT through to Green Line
Proposed
Plymouth Avenue
toward Oak Grove Parkway
Bottineau LRT through to Blue Line
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Coon Rapids–Foley Boulevard
toward Duluth
Northern Lights Express Terminus
Terminus Borealis St. Paul
toward Chicago
Location

Target Field station (formerly known during construction under the names of Minneapolis Intermodal Station, Downtown Minneapolis/Ballpark Station, and The Interchange) is a multimodal commuter train and light rail station in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Located in the North Loop area of Downtown Minneapolis, the station is named for Target Field, the Minnesota Twins baseball stadium. METRO Blue Line light rail service started on November 14, 2009; Northstar Line commuter rail service started November 16, 2009; METRO Green Line light rail service started on June 14, 2014.