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Twin Cities Transitways

Bottineau Boulevard

Bottineau Boulevard
Bus Rapid Transit (or light rail currently debating) from downtown Minneapolis through Robbinsdale, Crystal, Brooklyn Park, Osseo, Hassan Township, Dayton, Maple Grove and Rogers; part of Northwest Corridor along County Road 81.



Cedar Avenue Corridor

Cedar Avenue Corridor
22-mile busway and bus rapid transit service from the Mall of America to Burnsville, Eagan, Apple Valley and Lakeville along Cedar Avenue, I-35E, and I-35.



Central Corridor

Central Corridor
11-mile transit line connecting downtown Saint Paul to downtown Minneapolis along University Avenue

  • Major attractions: downtown Minneapolis, the University of Minnesota, the Midway district, the State Capitol, downtown St. Paul and many neighborhoods in-between
  • It will connect to the existing Hiawatha line at the Metrodome station and terminate at the new Minneapolis multimodal station that will also serve the new Northstar commuter rail line.


Hiawatha Light Rail Transit

Hiawatha Light Rail Transit
12 miles, passing through downtown Minneapolis, Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America in Bloomington



Northstar Commuter Rail

Northstar Commuter Rail
The Northstar Corridor runs 40 miles from the Big Lake area to downtown Minneapolis along Highway 10, rail stations will be located in Minneapolis, Coon Rapids, Anoka, Elk River, Fridley and Big Lake



Red Rock Commuter Rail

Red Rock Commuter Rail
30 mile transportation corridor from Hastings through downtown St. Paul and on to downtown Minneapolis.  The corridor is roughly parallel to Trunk Highway 61 and Interstate 94

  • Connection to Hiawatha, Northstar and Central Corridors.


Rush Line Commuter Rail

Rush Line Commuter Rail
The 80-mile Rush Line Corridor begins at Minnesota's Union Depot in downtown St. Paul and generally follows Highway 61 and Interstate 35/35E north through Ramsey, Anoka, Washington, Chisago and Pine counties to Hinckley



Southwest Light Rail Transit

Southwest Light Rail Transit
14-mile light rail corridor extending southwest from downtown Minneapolis through Hopkins, St. Louis Park, Minnetonka, and Eden Prairie.



I-35W Busway

I-35W Busway
A 20-mile busway running from Lakeville to downtown Minneapolis through Burnsville, Bloomington, and Richfield