30th Avenue station is a

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and bus station on the Blue Line in the

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. The station opened with the second phase of the Hiawatha Line on December 4, 2004. It has a 1,585-space

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facility. The south parking lot was closed for construction of a 1,443 space parking ramp, which opened in Fall 2008. Red Line began to serve the station on June 22, 2013, going northbound only. Red Line service to 30th Avenue ended on May 19, 2017. Because it was deliberately made difficult for drivers to park at the

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and then ride light rail, this is an easy alternative. It is only about two blocks from the Mall of America and is much more convenient for drivers to park and ride. The station was originally 28th Avenue station and was renamed to the adjacent 30th Avenue in summer 2022 when 28th Avenue was renamed to Winstead Way in honor of former Bloomington mayor, Gene Winstead. The cost to change the station name is estimated to be $15,000.

Bus connections

From 30th Avenue Station, there is a direct bus connection to Route 54 which goes to downtown

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References

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