Bloomington Central station

Bloomington Light Rail Station

44°51′23″N 93°13′35″W / 44.8564°N 93.2263°W / 44.8564; -93.2263Owned byMetro TransitPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeAccessibleYesHistoryOpenedDecember 4, 2004 (2004-12-04)Passengers2023165 daily^[1]

33.1%Rank37 out of 37 Services

Preceding station	Metro			Following station
30th Avenue toward Mall of America		Blue Line		American Boulevard toward Target Field

Future services

Preceding station	Metro			Following station
30th Avenue toward Mall of America		Riverview Corridor		American Boulevard toward Saint Paul Union Depot

Location

Bloomington Central Station is a light rail station on the Metro Blue Line in the Twin Cities region of the U.S. state of Minnesota.

The area surrounding the station was formerly the headquarters of Control Data Corporation.^[2] The company's largest office tower still remains and is now the headquarters of HealthPartners.^[3]

Since the station was opened in 2004, the area has been developed as a transit-oriented development.^[4] The area immediately surrounding the station features a hotel, condominium, and several new apartment buildings. Like the nearby American Boulevard Station, it is in close proximity to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge.

The platform of Bloomington Central Station had the first 17 Fibonacci numbers written in binary using different colored bricks.^[5]

References

^ "Transit Stops Boardings and Alightings - Minnesota Geospatial Commons". gisdata.mn.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
^ Johnson, Matt M. (April 2, 2018). "'McGough plans 402 apartments near Blue Line station". Finance & Commerce. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
^ Schafer, Lee (June 15, 2020). "The last time Minneapolis rioted, one large company did more than just talk about change". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
^ "South Loop District Plan | City of Bloomington MN". www.bloomingtonmn.gov. 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
^ "Bloomington Central Station Public Art - Metro Transit". www.metrotransit.org. Retrieved 2024-03-15.