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Latest revision as of 17:03, 1 June 2019
Metro Transit (Minnesota) 8-19-2017
These routes changed on Aug. 19
Effective Saturday, Aug. 19, changes were made to routes operated by Metro Transit & MVTA.
Below is an overview of the changes.
Updated printed schedules are available on buses and trains and at Metro Transit Service Centers.
Click on a link below to review an updated schedule.
If you know your route and just need departure times, call NexTrip at 612-373-3333.
BLUE LINE
- Schedule times will be adjusted.
GREEN LINE
- Schedule times will be adjusted.
RED LINE
- Schedule times will be adjusted.
- Weekday service will change to every 20 mins.
ROUTE 2
- Schedule times will be adjusted to account for the detours due to the closure of Franklin Ave. Bridge over I-35W.
ROUTE 3
- Weekday westbound afternoon rush hour service will be adjusted to better match ridership demand.
- Saturday service east of Snelling Ave. will be reduced to hourly 3A via Maryland Ave. and hourly 3B via Front Ave. to better match ridership demand.
- Weekday westbound trip beginning at Union Depot at 12:11 a.m. will change from 3A to 3B routing, and start two minutes later.
- Sunday westbound trip beginning at Union Depot at 12:05 a.m. will change from 3A to 3B routing, and start three minutes later.
- All days of the week, the limited service via Elm-Kasota will be adjusted.
ROUTE 4
- 1 new trip to downtown from 38th St. & Bryant in the AM rush hour, and 1 new “L” branch trip leaving downtown in the PM rush hour.
- Frequency will be adjusted to better match ridership demand during weekday rush hours.
ROUTE 5
- F Branch trips currently ending at 26th Ave. & Broadway will now end at 26th Ave. & Penn.
- Schedule times will be adjusted.
ROUTE 6
- New southbound Route 6C trip added leaving 1st Ave. & 1st St. at 4:22 p.m.
- Schedule times will be adjusted.
ROUTE 9
- Route simplified to 3 branches.
- Service on Cedar Lake Rd. between Glenwood Ave. and Penn Ave. will be eliminated
- 9H service south of I-394 along Cedar Lake Pkwy., Cedar Lake Rd. and Ewing/France will be eliminated
- 9H service on 26th St. replaced by Route 25.
- 9D service on Wayzata Blvd. west of Park Pl. replaced by Rt 645.
- Route 9B service reduced to two trips each peak period.
- Schedule times will be adjusted.
ROUTE 11
- Schedule times will be adjusted for new Washburn High School bell times.
ROUTE 17
- Frequency will be reduced to better match ridership demand during weekday rush hours, 8-11 a.m. on Saturdays, and 1-6 p.m. on Sundays.
ROUTE 18
- Schedule times will be adjusted for new Washburn High School bell times.
ROUTE 21
- Some weekday afternoon times will be adjusted to better accommodate ridership.
ROUTE 23
- Weekday service to Ford/ Kenneth will start later in the morning and end earlier in the evening.
- Select morning and evening trips rerouted to serve MN Veterans’ Home.
- Schedule times will be adjusted to improve Blue Line connections.
ROUTE 25
- Rerouted to serve 26th St. on Route 9H and Cedar Trails Condos on Route 649.
- The four-block segment on France between Cedar Lake Ave. and Lake St. will be eliminated.
- South of downtown, the four a.m. trips from downtown and the two p.m. trips to downtown will be eliminated due to low ridership.
ROUTE 27
- Service will change to every 30 minutes all day.
- Schedule times will be adjusted to improve Blue Line connections.
ROUTE 30
- Schedule times will be adjusted to improve Green Line connections.
ROUTE 32
- C Branch trips currently ending at 26th Ave. & Broadway will now end at 26th Ave. & Penn.
- Schedule times will be adjusted.
ROUTE 46
- Schedule times will be adjusted for new Washburn High School bell times.
- Schedule times will be adjusted to improve Blue Line connections.
ROUTE 65
- Service will change to every 30 minutes during weekday midday and evenings and to every 30 minutes all day Saturday to better match ridership demand.
- Schedule times will be adjusted to improve Green Line connections.
ROUTE 67
- Service will change to every 30 minutes during weekday midday and evenings and to every 30 minutes all day Saturday to better match ridership demand.
- Schedule times will be adjusted to improve Green and Blue Line connections.
ROUTE 70
- Westbound Saturday trips leaving Sunray Transit Center at 6:27 and 7:50 a.m. and 7:51 and 8:51 p.m. will be eliminated due to low ridership.
- Eastbound Saturday trips leaving 5th St. & Washington at 7:16 and 8:15 a.m. and 7:15 and 8:15 p.m. will be eliminated due to low ridership.
- Westbound Saturday trips arriving at 6th St. & Cedar at 10:11 a.m. and 6:11 p.m. will begin at Sunray Transit Center.
- Eastbound Saturday trips leaving 5th St. & Washington at 9:15 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. will end at Sunray Transit Center and not Ramsey County Correctional Facility.
ROUTE 71
- On Saturdays, most northbound trip times will shift five minutes earlier.
ROUTE 83
- Southbound weekday trips leaving Roseville Super Target at 5:21 a.m. and 8:58 p.m., 9:58, 10:27 and 10:56 p.m. will be eliminated.
- Northbound weekday trips leaving Montreal Circle at 5:33 a.m. and 8:13 p.m., 9:13, 9:43, 10:13, 10:43 and 11:12 p.m. will be eliminated.
- Southbound weekend trips leaving Roseville Super Target at 5:23 a.m. and 8:53 p.m., 9:53, 10:26 and 10:56 p.m. will be eliminated.
- Northbound weekend trips leaving Montreal Circle at 6:10 a.m. and 8:10 p.m., 9:09, 9:39, 10:09, 10:39 and 11:09 p.m. will be eliminated.
ROUTE 87
- Service will change to every 30 minutes during weekday midday and evenings and to every 30 minutes all day Saturday to better match ridership demand.
- Schedule times will be adjusted to improve Green Line connections.
ROUTE 265
- Southbound trip departing Maplewood Mall Transit Center at 5:50 a.m. will be eliminated due to low ridership
- Northbound trip departing Smith Ave. Ramp at 5:38 p.m. will be eliminated due to low ridership.
ROUTE 365
- Limited service via the Newport Transit Station Park & Ride will begin with three morning and three afternoon trips serving major work start and end times.
- Morning northbound trip times at the Cottage Grove Park & Ride will be adjusted and some departure times will change from 5 to 8 minutes earlier.
- Afternoon southbound departure times from downtown will not change.
- All trips will continue to serve both Cottage Grove and Hwy. 61 & Lower Afton Rd. Park & Rides, except the last morning trip will bypass Lower Afton Rd. as it does now.
ROUTE 540
- Eastbound Saturday trip leaving 78th St. & Picture Dr. at 9:31 p.m. will be eliminated.
- Westbound Saturday trip leaving Mall of America Transit Station at 10:32 p.m. will be eliminated.
- Eastbound weekday trips departing 78th St. & Picture Dr. after 7 p.m. will no longer stop at 74th St. & Ohms Ln.
- Schedule times and travel times will be adjusted for improved connections at the Mall of America Transit Station.
ROUTE 542
- Schedule times and travel times will be adjusted for improved connections at the Mall of America Transit Station. All but one morning eastbound trip will bypass Knox Ave. Park & Ride.
- Eastbound trip leaving Normandale Lake Blvd. & Green Valley Dr. at 7:09 p.m. will be eliminated.
- Westbound trips leaving Mall of America Transit Station at 2:31, 6:31 and 7:01 p.m. will be eliminated.
ROUTE 604
- The portion of the route between Louisiana Transit Center and Park Place Boulevard will be eliminated and replaced by the new Route 645.
- One additional southbound morning trip, leaving Louisiana Transit Center at 6:36 a.m. and one additional northbound evening trip, leaving Excelsior & Quentin at 5:03 p.m., will be added to serve Methodist Hospital work shifts.
- Schedule times will be adjusted to improve travel time and connections.
ROUTE 645
- New route replaces route 675 for improved service to the West End.
- New route travels on local streets between Park Pl. and Louisiana Transit Center, offering less expensive (local fare) service between downtown Minneapolis and the West End via I-394 all days of the week.
- Travel time between the West End and downtown Minneapolis will be approximately 10 minutes.
ROUTE 649
- Route 649 will be eliminated and replaced by routes 9, 25 and new Route 645.
ROUTE 675
- Renumbered to Route 645.
- Extended to run local service between Louisiana Ave. and Hwy. 100.
- Schedule times will be adjusted.
- Fare reduced from express fare to local fare.
- Service to Plymouth Rd. Park & Ride reduced.
- Additional late evening eastbound service.
ROUTE 677
- First eastbound trip will no longer serve Plymouth Park & Ride and will now serve Wayzata Park & Ride.
- Schedule times will be adjusted.
ROUTE 705
- Schedule times will be adjusted to maintain connections at Louisiana Transit Center with new Route 645.
ROUTE 766
- Southbound trips departing Richardson Park Park & Ride at 6:38, 7:05 and 8:05 p.m. will be eliminated.
- Northbound trips departing Hwy. 252 & 66th Ave. at 5:02 and 5:32 a.m. will be eliminated.
- Northbound trips departing 2nd Ave. S. and 10 St. at 5:52, 6:50 and 8:03 a.m. will be eliminated.
- Schedule times will be adjusted.
ROUTE 860
- Southbound trip leaving Coon Rapids-Riverdale Station at 6:05 a.m. will start two minutes earlier at 6:03 a.m.
- Northbound schedule times will be adjusted due to freeway variability.
ROUTE 865
- The last northbound trip departing from 11th St. and 2nd Ave. at 6:22 p.m. will be eliminated.
- Service to Ham Lake and East Bethel will be discontinued. All trips currently serving Ham Lake and East Bethel will end at Paul Parkway Park & Ride in Blaine.
- Northbound schedule times will be adjusted.
MVTA - Minnesota Valley Transit Authority
Please visit mvta.com for updated schedule information.
ROUTE 436
- Northbound trip added. Departs Thomson Reuters at 10:45 p.m. ROUTE 437
- Trip times adjusted to better coordinate with service at Cedar Grove Transit Station.
- Westbound trips departing Eagan Transit Station at 3:59 and 4:59 p.m. change to 4:00 and 5:00 p.m.
- Eastbound trips departing Cedar Grove Transit Station at 6:15, 7:15 and 8:15 a.m. change to 6:17, 7:17 and 8:17 a.m.
ROUTE 440
- Trip times adjusted to better coordinate with service at Cedar Grove Transit Station.
- Southbound trips departing Cedar Grove Transit Station at 8:48, 9:48 and 10:48 p.m. change to 8:51, 9:51 and 10:51 p.m.
ROUTE 442
- Westbound trips departing Apple Valley Transit Station at 11:40 p.m. will change to 11:46 p.m.
- New weekend service added. Westbound trips depart Apple Valley Transit Station hourly from 7:15 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. Eastbound trips leave Burnsville Center hourly from 7:43 a.m. to 7:43 p.m.
ROUTE 444
- Southbound trip now departing Mall of America at 5:36 a.m. will change to 5:24 a.m.
- Southbound trips departing Mall of America at 8:36, 9:36 and 10:36 p.m. change to 8:40, 9:40 and 10:40 p.m.
ROUTE 465
- Three trips are added: Northbound trip departs Burnsville Transit Station at 4:40 a.m., southbound trips depart Oak St. & 4th at 4:38 and 5:08 a.m.
- Northbound trip departing Burnsville Transit Station at 6:06 p.m. now departs at 5:45 p.m.
- New weekend service added. All weekend trips bypass downtown Minneapolis.
- Northbound trips depart Burnsville Transit Station at 4:40, 6:10 and 6:45 a.m. and 5:06 and 5:45 p.m.
- Southbound trips depart Oak St. & 4th at 4:38 and 5:08 a.m. and 3:36 and 4:06 p.m.
ROUTE 477
- Southbound trip from Gateway Ramp at 4:06 p.m. changes to 3:43 p.m.
ROUTE 478
- Southbound trips departing Gateway Ramp at 4:33 and 4:48 p.m. change to 4:21 and 4:36 p.m.
ROUTE 495
- Several changes to trip times. Please visit mvta.com/routes to view the new schedule for Route 495.