38th Street station is a

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station on the Blue Line in

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. This station is located at the intersection of 38th Street and

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(Hiawatha Avenue), in Minneapolis. This is a center-platform station. Service began at this station when the Blue Line opened on June 26, 2004. The city of Minneapolis has a station area plan to guide development in the area. The initial plan was adopted in 2006.

Bus connections

From 38th Street Station, there are direct bus connections to Metro Transit routes 14, 22, and 23.

Station changes since opening

Metro Transit proposed building secure, covered bike storage for 53 bicycles in 2016. The structure would have required a

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to operate. Metro Transit applied for federal grant money to modernize the station and build a

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. The project would modify nearby intersections and stop lights to improve transit operations. The grant application was successful in 2022.

Art at station and in popular culture

The interior of the shelters on the station platform have bronze miniatures of Sears Catalog

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s. The adjacent neighborhoods have many

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houses built around the era of Sears Catalog kit houses. The announcer for this station can be heard on the opening of "Arthur's Song" by

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on the album '' Southsiders''.

Notable places nearby

* Corcoran, Howe,

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and Standish neighborhoods *

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* Roosevelt High School *

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References

External links

Metro Transit: 38th Street Station
{{DEFAULTSORT:38th Street (Metro Transit Station) Metro Blue Line (Minnesota) stations in Minneapolis Railway stations in the United States opened in 2004 2004 establishments in Minnesota