SouthWest station is a park and ride facility and a transit hub with two bus platforms for SouthWest Transit in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.[1] The station is being reconfigured to include a light rail station on the MetroSouthwest LRT, which is an extension of the Green Line.[2][3] The station is located on Technology Drive in Eden Prairie, just north of the Purgatory Creek wetland area and south of U.S. Route 212. In December 2018 the Metropolitan Council purchased the station from SouthWest Transit for $8 million.[4] The Metropolitan Council's 2021 park-and-ride system report found 156 cars parked at the station compared to 829 in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
Modeled after Burnsville Station, SouthWest station was one of several suburban park and ride facilities opened in the Twin Cities in the late 1990s. When it originally opened in 1998, it had 500 parking spaces and 15 acres of surrounding land available for housing and commercial development. The station cost $5 million which was twice the cost of Burnsville Station.[6] Construction began on a 3 level parking ramp in November 2001 that could accommodate 700 vehicles. The new parking ramp cost $9.7 million and was designed to accommodate a 4th level with additional spaces. Land surrounding the station had begun to be sold for restaurants, apartments, and townhouses.[7] By 2006 parking on the site had expanded to 900 spaces on 5 levels but was still often full.[8] At the time, SouthWest Station had 230 units of housing.[9]
southwest, station, park, ride, facility, transit, with, platforms, southwest, transit, eden, prairie, minnesota, station, being, reconfigured, include, light, rail, station, metro, southwest, which, extension, green, line, station, located, technology, drive,. SouthWest station is a park and ride facility and a transit hub with two bus platforms for SouthWest Transit in Eden Prairie Minnesota 1 The station is being reconfigured to include a light rail station on the Metro Southwest LRT which is an extension of the Green Line 2 3 The station is located on Technology Drive in Eden Prairie just north of the Purgatory Creek wetland area and south of U S Route 212 In December 2018 the Metropolitan Council purchased the station from SouthWest Transit for 8 million 4 The Metropolitan Council s 2021 park and ride system report found 156 cars parked at the station compared to 829 in 2019 before the COVID 19 pandemic 5 SouthWestMetro light rail and SouthWest Transit bus stationWork underway in 2019 on the SouthWest stationGeneral informationLocation13500 Technology Dr Eden Prairie MN 55344Coordinates44 51 36 N 93 26 35 W 44 8600041 N 93 44305109 W 44 8600041 93 44305109Owned byMetropolitan CouncilLine s Southwest LRT 2025 Tracks2ConstructionParking925 spaces 450 additional spaces by 2025 AccessibleYesHistoryOpening2025ServicesPreceding station Metro Following stationFuture serviceEden Prairie Town Centertoward SouthWest Station Southwest LRT TerminusModeled after Burnsville Station SouthWest station was one of several suburban park and ride facilities opened in the Twin Cities in the late 1990s When it originally opened in 1998 it had 500 parking spaces and 15 acres of surrounding land available for housing and commercial development The station cost 5 million which was twice the cost of Burnsville Station 6 Construction began on a 3 level parking ramp in November 2001 that could accommodate 700 vehicles The new parking ramp cost 9 7 million and was designed to accommodate a 4th level with additional spaces Land surrounding the station had begun to be sold for restaurants apartments and townhouses 7 By 2006 parking on the site had expanded to 900 spaces on 5 levels but was still often full 8 At the time SouthWest Station had 230 units of housing 9 References edit Southwest Station Southwest Transit Retrieved November 15 2018 non primary source needed Southwest Station Metropolitain Council Retrieved November 15 2018 non primary source needed Moore Janet December 8 2018 Developers eye building projects near Southwest light rail stations Star Tribune Retrieved January 21 2022 Morris William December 21 2018 Met Council pays 35M for Southwest sites Finance amp Commerce Retrieved December 28 2018 Ackerson Jenny December 2021 2021 ANNUAL REGIONAL PARK amp RIDE SYSTEM REPORT Metro Transit Retrieved January 1 2022 Blake Laurie July 12 1998 Transit hubs have bus riders lining up Star Tribune pp B1 B4 Retrieved January 21 2022 Wascoe Jr Dan November 13 2001 Getting more of us on the bus Star Tribune pp B1 B2 Retrieved January 21 2022 Steverman Ben June 21 2006 Getting more of us on the bus Star Tribune pp W1 W12 Retrieved January 21 2022 Jacbonson Don September 11 2006 Hot Property Southwest Village Star Tribune pp D4 Retrieved January 21 2022 External links editSouthwest Station Engineering Design Prairie Center Drive Engineering Design nbsp nbsp This Minnesota train station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SouthWest station amp oldid 1204671955, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
