Coon Rapids–Riverdale station

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Coon Rapids–Riverdale
Northstar train at Coon Rapids–Riverdale station
General information
Location	3050 Northdale Boulevard NW Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Coordinates	45°11′28″N 93°21′05″W / 45.19111°N 93.35139°W / 45.19111; -93.35139
Line(s)	BNSF Staples Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Metro Transit: 805, 850[1]
Construction
Parking	466 spaces
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	November 16, 2009 (2009-11-16)
Services
Preceding station Metro Transit Following station Anoka towards Big Lake Northstar Line Fridley towards Target Field Coon Rapids–Foley Boulevard (proposed) towards Target Field
Former services Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station Anoka toward Milaca Milaca – Minneapolis Fridley toward Minneapolis
Location

Coon Rapids–Riverdale station is a commuter rail station in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, located at 3050 Northdale Boulevard NW, south of the Riverdale shopping centers. It is served by the Northstar Commuter Rail line. The station features bicycle lockers and a park and ride lot with capacity for 466 vehicles. The commute time to downtown Minneapolis from this station is about 28 minutes.^[2] The fare to downtown Minneapolis from this station is $3.25 at all times; the fare to and from any other station is $3.25 on weekdays and $2.75 on weekends and holidays.^[3][4]

As of the station's opening in 2009, signage simply called it "Coon Rapids" or "Coon Rapids Station". A second station in the city is planned at Foley Boulevard (just north of Minnesota State Highway 610), where there is currently a bus station with a large parking ramp for park and ride service. The Foley station would then be available as a stop on the Northern Lights Express to Duluth and the proposed Bethel Corridor line, since it is less than a mile south of the Coon Creek rail junction, where the tracks split and to go toward Bethel and Duluth.

• Coon Rapids Riverdale Station, Northstar Corridor Development Authority (NCDA)