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VA Medical Center station is a light rail station on the Blue Line on Fort Snelling in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota.[1]

VA Medical Center
Metro light rail station
The station in 2014
General information
Location	5504 Minnehaha Avenue
Coordinates	44°54′10″N 93°12′08″W
Owned by	Metro Transit
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	Island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Routes 22, 440 and 515
Construction
Parking	No
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	June 26, 2004
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station 50th Street/Minnehaha Park toward Target Field Blue Line Fort Snelling toward Mall of America

This station is on the northwest corner of the intersection of Minnehaha Avenue with the entrance to the Minneapolis VAHCS Medical Center. A center-platform station, it entered service when the Blue Line opened on June 26, 2004.

North of the station, between it and the 50th Street/Minnehaha Park Station, the Blue Line leaves Minnesota State Highway 55 and travels down the center of Minnehaha Avenue for two blocks.

Bus connections

From the station, there are direct bus connections to routes 22, 440 and 515.[2]

Notable places nearby

• Minneapolis VAHCS Medical Center
• Minnehaha and Morris Park neighborhoods

References

External links

• Metro Transit: VA Medical Center Station

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