Big Lake station

Big Lake station is a Northstar Line commuter rail station in Big Lake, Minnesota, located at 19691 County Road 43, in the southeast corner of Big Lake near U.S. Highway 10. The station features bicycle lockers and a park and ride lot with capacity for 518 vehicles. Commute time to downtown Minneapolis from this station is about 51 minutes.[2]

Big Lake
The single platform at Big Lake station.
General information
Location19691 County Road 43
Big Lake, MN 55309
Coordinates45°19′47.4″N 93°43′48.1″W
Line(s)
  Northstar Line 888
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2 (only one usable)
Connections887 (Northstar Link), 887F (Fridays only)
Construction
Parking518 spaces
Bicycle facilities6 lockers[1]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedNovember 16, 2009
Services
Preceding station Metro Transit Following station
Terminus Northstar Line
Route 888
 Elk River
towards Target Field
Former services
Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station
Becker
toward Milaca
 Milaca – Minneapolis Elk River
toward Minneapolis

This station is the northbound terminus until funding for an extension to St. Cloud is secured. In the meantime, a commuter bus branded the Northstar Link (route 887) connects Big Lake with St. Cloud, stopping at the Metro Bus downtown transit center, St. Cloud State University, a commuter parking lot at Lincoln Avenue and U.S. Highway 10 and the Coffee Cup Cafe in Becker. The bus is operated by St. Cloud Metro Bus, rather than Metro Transit.[3]

The maintenance facility for the Northstar trains was built just to the south.[4]

Notes
  1. "Home - Metro Transit". www.metrotransit.org.
  2. "Big Lake Station". Metro Transit.
  3. "Northstar Link Commuter Bus, St. Cloud to Big Lake". Catch The Link.
  4. "Minnesota Comprehensive Statewide Freight and Passenger Rail Plan: Freight and Passenger Rail System Planning (Draft Technical Memorandum 4)" (PDF). Cambridge Systematics. August 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 8, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
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