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Northstar Corridor Rail will provide service starting in late 2009 on a 40-mile segment of existing track from Big Lake to downtown Minneapolis. Northstar trains will offer commuter service during prime morning and evening weekday rush hours, as well as regular weekend and some special event service. The project is a joint effort of the Northstar Corridor Development Authority, the Metropolitan Council and the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
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Summary
Northstar Corridor
Development Authority
The Central Corridor LRT line will connect downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul along University Avenue.
Central Corridor Line
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| Mn/DOT Request for Interest: Personal Rapid Transit
This RFI will gather information about the viability and benefits of personal rapid transit in Minnesota. Responses must be submitted by 2:00 on May 4, 2010.
All of these are types of rail-based transportation alternatives that
help you get around. There are differences in the speed, type of track
and type of vehicle. This chart shows you some of the major differences.
Follow the links for more information.
Light
Rail Transit
 Light
rail transit is generally defined as electric rail cars that operate
in short trains.
Powered from
an overhead wire, LRT can run on exclusive, semi-exclusive or shared
alignments, with or without grade crossings, or even in traffic
lanes on city streets.
Stations typically
are 0.5-1.5 miles apart and rail service operates about 20 hours
a day.
LRT corridors
are usually 10-20 miles long.
Cost: $12-100 million dollars a mile. (yr 2000 $) |
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