Elk River station

For the power plant, see Elk River Station.

Elk River

Elk River station platform

General information
Location| 17200 Twin Lakes Road
Elk River, Minnesota
Coordinates| 45°16′58″N 93°32′33″W﻿ / ﻿45.28278°N 93.54250°W﻿ / 45.28278; -93.54250
Line(s)| BNSF Staples Subdivision
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 2
Construction
Parking| 754 spaces
Bicycle facilities| 6 lockers[1]
Accessible| Yes
History
Opened| November 16, 2009 (2009-11-16)
Services
| Preceding station  |  Metro Transit | Following station

|
|

Big Lake

Terminus

|  | Northstar Line |  | Ramsey

towards Target Field

Former services

| Preceding station  | Great Northern Railway | Following station

|
|

Big Lake

toward Milaca

|  | Milaca – Minneapolis |  | Ramsey

toward Minneapolis

Location

Elk River station is a commuter rail station in Elk River, Minnesota, located at 17200 Twin Lakes Road. It is served by the Northstar Commuter Rail line. The station features bicycle lockers and a park and ride lot with capacity for 754 vehicles. The commute time to downtown Minneapolis from this station is about 41 minutes.[2] The normal fare to downtown Minneapolis from this station is $4.50 on weekdays and $4.00 on weekends and holidays; the fare to and from any other station is $3.00 on weekdays and $2.50 on weekends and holidays.[3][4]

## Notes

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1. ^ "Home – Metro Transit". www.metrotransit.org.
2. ^ "Elk River Station – Metro Transit".
3. ^ "Fares – Metro Transit".
4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-08-05.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

## External links

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* Elk River Station, Northstar Corridor Development Authority (NCDA) Archived 2009-11-19 at the Wayback Machine