Southwest Light Rail Transit

METRO Green Line Extension – Eden Prairie to Downtown Minneapolis

The Southwest Light Rail Transit (LRT) project (METRO Green Line Extension) will operate on a route from downtown Minneapolis through the communities of St. Louis Park, Hopkins, Minnetonka, and Eden Prairie, passing in close proximity to Edina. The line will include 16 new stations and will be part of an integrated system of transitways, including connections to the METRO Blue Line, the Northstar Commuter Rail line, many bus routes, and proposed future transitways. The total estimated project cost of $2.003 billion will be funded by a mix of federal, county, state and local sources, with federal funds making up approximately 46 percent of the total. At Target Field Station in Minneapolis, Green Line Extension trains will continue along the METRO Green Line, providing one-seat rides to the University of Minnesota, State Capitol area and downtown St. Paul. 

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Light rail leader named top transit professional
9/14/2018
A leader in Metro Transit’s efforts to expand light rail in the Twin Cities has been recognized as one of the transit industry’s top young professionals.

Metropolitan Council, Hennepin County, TC&W Railroad reach agreement to advance Southwest LRT
7/16/2018
Agreement helps clear the way to construct Minnesota’s largest public works project

Extending Tracks Issue 19: February 2018
2/27/2018
Issue 19 of the Southwest LRT Project newsletter. 

Supplemental Environmental Assessment/Amended Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation available
2/23/2018
The Metropolitan Council and the FTA have issued a Supplemental Environmental Assessment/Amended Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation for the METRO Green Line Extension Project

Investment grows to more than $8 billion along existing, future LRT lines
2/14/2018
Developers are increasingly choosing to invest along light rail transit (LRT), as witnessed by the $8.4 billion in reported new investments along existing and future LRT lines.

Local Area Visualizations

 

These local area visualizations show features of the Green Line Extension including passenger stations, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and street intersections.

Eden Prairie Visualization

This visualization shows the design of METRO Green Line Extension's SouthWest Station, Golden Triangle Station, and City West Station. More visualizations are available in the Project Videos area.

Project Status

The Southwest LRT Project is currently in the Engineering phase of the Federal Transit Administration’s New Starts funding process. All five cities along the proposed alignment and Hennepin County have approved preliminary design plans for Southwest LRT. Heavy construction is scheduled to take place between 2018 and 2022. The Project will begin passenger service as an extension of the METRO Green Line in 2023.