Target Field (Metro Transit station)

Target Field Station
Northstar Commuter Rail trains at Target Field Station in 2009.
Location	5th Street & 3rd Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55401
Coordinates	44°59′00″N 93°16′38″W / 44.98333°N 93.27722°W / 44.98333; -93.27722Coordinates: 44°59′00″N 93°16′38″W / 44.98333°N 93.27722°W / 44.98333; -93.27722
Owned by	Metro Transit
Line(s)	Blue Line   Northstar Line 888   Green Line   Southwest Corridor (Green Line; Approved)   Bottineau Boulevard Transitway (Blue Line; Planned)   Northern Lights Express (Planned)
Platforms	3 Island platforms
Tracks	4 (2 for light rail, 2 for Northstar)
Connections	At 5th Street Garage: 3, 14, 20, 94, 353, 355, 365, 375, 887
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Downtown zone (light rail)
History
Opened	November 14, 2009 (light rail) November 16, 2009 (commuter rail) June 14, 2014 (The Interchange)
Services
Preceding station   Metro Transit   Following station Terminus Blue Line Warehouse District / Hennepin Avenue toward Mall of America Northstar Line Route 888 Fridley toward Big Lake Green Line Warehouse District / Hennepin Avenue toward Union Depot   Proposed   Royalston toward Target Field Green Line Southwest Corridor Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue toward Union Depot Van White Blvd toward Target Field Blue Line Bottineau Boulevard Transitway Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue toward Mall of America Terminus Northern Lights Express Coon Rapids Foley Boulevard toward Duluth

Target Field Station (formerly known during construction under the names of Minneapolis Intermodal Station, Downtown Minneapolis Ballpark Station and The Interchange) is a multimodal commuter train and light rail station in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Located in the North Loop area of Downtown Minneapolis, the name of the station reflects that of the Minnesota Twins Target Field baseball stadium located next to the station, Target Field. METRO Blue Line light rail service started November 14, 2009; Northstar Line commuter rail service started November 16, 2009; METRO Green Line light rail service started on June 14, 2014.

The station adjoins Target Field, and commuter rail trains are able to wait next to the stadium. The station has an island platform serving commuter rail and two sets of light rail island platforms. The first was opened in 2009, the second in 2014.

The commuter train platform runs northeast/southwest below at ground level between two tracks. The 2009 light rail station platforms run northwest/southeast on the 5th Street North bridge over the commuter rail tracks, while the 2014 platforms were built northwest of the 2009 set. By the commuter platform is a third track on the northwest side that allows freight traffic to bypass the platform tracks.

The first railroad tracks in Minneapolis on the west bank of the Mississippi were placed in this location by the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad which later became the Great Northern Railway. The Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway and Great Northern Railway laid parallel east/west tracks in this location platted as Dakota Avenue/4th Avenue between 3rd Street North and 5th Street North. The Minneapolis and St. Louis Track was the southern track and the Great Northern track was the northern track. This grade separation was agreed in 1890 after much litigation.