With Northstar rail on fast track to closure, one city tries to pull the brakes

Anoka’s Northstar station, about a half-mile north of downtown, includes a parking ramp and pedestrian overpass with two ...
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

After 16 years, Northstar rail line suspended — cities left searching for next steps

After 16 years in operation, Minnesota’s Northstar rail line has been suspended, leaving uncertainty for cities and commuters along the route. Ridership never fully recovered after the COVID-19 ...
Star Tribune

St. Cloud transit activists lobby lawmakers for Northstar extension

The Northstar commuter train chugged into Target Field Station from Big Lake on Thursday morning a tad early, and a group of about 20 passengers stepped off clutching signs, petitions and letters.

New express bus service will replace Northstar rail line in Big Lake, Elk River

The Metropolitan Council voted Wednesday to enter into a contract with the Minnesota Department of Transportation to provide express bus service from Big Lake and Elk River to downtown Minneapolis.
Duluth News Tribune

Fun on the rails of the Northstar Line

ABOARD THE NORTHSTAR LINE, Elk River, Minn. to Minneapolis -- Having grown up across the street from elevated train tracks, public transit is an indelible part of my being. So it is, then, that I am ...
The Business Journals

Northstar commuter line to add service for Twins, Vikings games

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Metro Transit announced this ...