Westgate station is a
light rail
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station along the
Metro Green Line in
Saint Paul, Minnesota
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. It is located in the median of
University Avenue with split
side platforms
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a railway platform, platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or bus rapid transit, transitway. A st ...
either side of Berry Street.
Description
The westbound platform in on the north side of the tracks west of Berry Street, while the eastbound platform is on the south side of the tracks on the east side of the intersection. It is the last station in Saint Paul before entering
Minneapolis
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.
History
Construction in this area began in March 2011. The station opened along with the rest of the line in 2014. Unlike other stations along University Avenue in Saint Paul, it is named after the area rather than the cross street. The name "Westgate" comes from the area being the western gateway into Saint Paul. Before the construction of
I-94 and
Highway 280 it was known as the "West End Manufacturing District." The Westgate Business Center is located immediately north of the station.
On August 31, 2014, around 10:15 AM Shana G. Buchanan, 42, was hit and killed at the Westgate station by the Metro Green Line train as she crossed the tracks in front of the train.
Connecting services
North of the station on Berry Street is an informal transit center, where Routes 30, 33, and 63 begin and end their trips. The
Metro E Line is planned to terminate at the station.
References
External links
Metro Transit: Westgate Station
Metro Green Line (Minnesota) stations in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Railway stations in the United States opened in 2014
2014 establishments in Minnesota
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