Government Plaza (Metro Transit station)

Government Plaza
Location	352 South 5th Street
Coordinates	44°58′36″N 93°15′57″W / 44.9768°N 93.2658°W / 44.9768; -93.2658Coordinates: 44°58′36″N 93°15′57″W / 44.9768°N 93.2658°W / 44.9768; -93.2658
Owned by	Metro Transit
Line(s)	Blue Line   Green Line
Platforms	Side platforms
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Downtown zone
History
Opened	June 26, 2004
Services
Preceding station   Metro Transit   Following station Nicollet Mall toward Target Field Blue Line U.S. Bank Stadium toward Mall of America Nicollet Mall toward Target Field Green Line U.S. Bank Stadium toward Union Depot

A Blue Line train bound for Target Field

The Government Plaza station is a light rail station on the Blue Line and Green Line in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

This station is located on 5th Street South, between 3rd and 4th Avenues South in Minneapolis. This is a side-platform station. Service began at this station when the Blue Line opened on June 26, 2004.

To retain a pleasant view of the Minneapolis City Hall from the adjacent plaza area, the shelters at this station are spaced widely apart, at each end of the long platform. This is the only segment of the line downtown along 5th Street where there is not a roadway for automobiles running next to the rails.

Notable places nearby

• Minneapolis City Hall
• Hennepin County Government Center
• Minneapolis Federal Courthouse (1 block)
• 225 South Sixth (1 block)

External links

• Metro Transit: Government Plaza Station