East Bank station

East Bank station is a light rail station along the Green Line in Minneapolis, Minnesota, located on Washington Avenue on the East Bank campus of the University of Minnesota. It is located between Union Street and Harvard Street. This is south of the Transportation and Safety Building and north of Moos Tower and Weaver-Densford Hall.[2]

East Bank
Metro light rail station
Coordinates44°58′25.35″N 93°13′51.48″W
Owned byMetro Transit
Line(s)  Green Line 
PlatformsIsland platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsRegular routes: 2, 121, 123, 144.
University of Minnesota commuter routes: 111, 113, 114, 115, 118, 152, 252, 272, 355U, 465, 475, 579, 652, 680, 685, 690, 695, 697, 698, 699, 789.[1]
Construction
ParkingNo
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedJune 14, 2014
Passengers
projected 20306,660 per weekday[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station
West Bank
toward Target Field
 Green Line Stadium Village
toward Saint Paul Union Depot
The Green Line passing east through the University of Minnesota campus, just before East Bank station

Washington Avenue on the East Bank was converted into a transit mall when the light-rail line was being built. Construction began in the area in May 2011,[3] and the station opened along with the rest of the line in 2014.

The station has been the subject of hooliganism and assaults,[4][5][6][7][8] and sexual harassment.[9]

References
  1. "East Bank Street Station". Central Corridor. Metropolitan Council. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  2. "Central Corridor light rail illustrated plans". Central Corridor. Metropolitan Council. June 28, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  3. "Construction on western end of Central Corridor begins in September". Metro Transit. 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  4. http://www.fox9.com/news/two-university-of-minnesota-students-assaulted-at-east-bank-light-rail-platform
  5. https://www.twincities.com/2019/05/20/after-report-of-threats-at-umn-green-line-station-police-stop-7-fleeing-juveniles-2-found-with-metal-pipes/
  6. https://www.kare11.com/article/news/u-of-m-students-injured-in-attempted-robbery/89-29637cfc-4a30-440d-b919-e5b0499fd0ec
  7. http://www.fox9.com/news/police-juveniles-threatened-people-at-minneapolis-light-rail-station
  8. https://www.mndaily.com/article/2019/05/n-university-of-minnesota-students-robbed-at-light-rail-station-sent-to-hospital
  9. https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2019/03/05/u-of-m-police-investigating-after-8-juvenile-suspects-harass-2-female-victims/


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