Anoka
Northstar train at the southbound platform of Anoka station.
General information
Location2718 4th Avenue
Anoka, Minnesota
Coordinates45°12′28″N 93°23′05″W / 45.20778°N 93.38472°W / 45.20778; -93.38472
Line(s)BNSF Staples Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Metro Transit: 805[1]
Construction
Parking377 spaces
Bicycle facilities12 lockers[2]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedNovember 16, 2009 (2009-11-16)
Services
Preceding station Metro Transit Following station
Ramsey
towards Big Lake
 Northstar Line Coon Rapids–Riverdale
towards Target Field
Former services
Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station
Dayton
toward Milaca
 Milaca – Minneapolis Coon Creek Junction
toward Minneapolis

Anoka station is a commuter rail station in Anoka, Minnesota, located at 2718 4th Avenue. It is served by the Northstar Commuter Rail line. The station features bicycle lockers and two park and ride lots. The north lot has 181 spaces and the south lot has 196 spaces, with a total capacity of 377 vehicles. The commute time to downtown Minneapolis from this station is about 32 minutes.[3] In 2012, the weekday fare to downtown Minneapolis from this station was $3.00. The fare to and from any other station also was $3.00 on weekdays.[4][5] In 2022, the weekday fares still were $3.00 to downtown Minneapolis and $3.00 to any other station.[6]

History

The doubled tracked main line for the BNSF Railway transcontinental railroad travels through Anoka after leaving Minneapolis. It runs parallel to the Mississippi River. The former Northern Pacific Railway and Great Northern Railway parallel main lines form this double track main. Anoka had been served by a station at what is now North Street and North 8th Avenue, the Great Northern Anoka Depot. This depot was designed by noted architect Cass Gilbert,[7] and was roughly 4 blocks east of the current platform. This structure was razed in 1993.

The Minneapolis, Anoka and Cuyuna Range Railway, whose tracks ran along East River Road, also served Anoka. Northern Pacific had four local trains each way serving Anoka in 1921.[8] The last passenger trains that stopped at Anoka, the Northern Pacific 3 & 4 trains, were discontinued in 1967.[9]

Notes

  1. ^ "Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Transit System" (PDF) (Map). Metro Transit. August 19, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Home - Metro Transit". www.metrotransit.org.
  3. ^ "Anoka Station - Metro Transit".
  4. ^ "Fares - Metro Transit".
  5. ^ "Now's the time to try Northstar!". Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  6. ^ Metro Transit Try NorthStar. Metro Transit, viewed February 10,2022
  7. ^ Christen, Barbara S.; Flanders, Steven (2001). Cass Gilbert, Life and Work: Architect of the Public Domain. W.W. Norton. ISBN 0-393-73065-4.
  8. ^ Northern Pacific Railway Timetables, April 3, 1921. A M CLELAND Passenger Traffic Manager
  9. ^ INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION REPORT. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO DISCONTINUANCE OF TRAINS NO 3 AND 4 BETWEEN ST. PAUL, MINN AND JAMESTOWN N. DAK, Deeded September 27, 1967

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