Metro D Line (Minnesota)

The METRO D Line is a planned bus rapid transit line in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota. The route will primarily operate on Fremont and Chicago Avenues from Brooklyn Center through Minneapolis to the Mall of America in Bloomington. The 18.5 miles (29.8 km) route was identified by Metro Transit in 2013 as one of several existing local bus routes to be upgraded to arterial bus rapid transit (aBRT).[2][3] As part of aBRT service, the D Line will feature "train-like amenities" including improved station facilities, off-board fare payment, modern vehicles, fewer stops, and higher frequency.[4] The current alignment would substantially replace the existing Route 5, the highest ridership bus route in Minnesota. As of June 2020, the project is awaiting funding from the Minnesota Legislature, with construction slated to begin late 2020 with an anticipated opening date of 2022.[5]

METRO D Line
The D Line would use 60-foot articulated buses similar to those currently in use on the METRO C Line.[1]
Overview
System	METRO
Operator	Metro Transit
Vehicle	NFI Xcelsior XDE60, NFI Xcelsior Charge XE60
Status	Awaiting funding
Predecessors	Route 5
Route
Route type	Bus rapid transit
Locale	Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota
Start	Brooklyn Center Transit Center
End	Mall of America
Length	18.5 mi (29.8 km)[2]
Stations	40 (8 one-way station pairs)
Service
Operates	55 mph (89 km/h) max
Ridership	23,600 (2030 average weekday estimate)[2]
Route map Brooklyn Center Transit Center C Line Xerxes & 56th Avenue MN 100 Brooklyn & 51st Avenue C Line via Penn Avenue 44th Avenue & Penn-Oliver 44th Avenue & Humboldt-Girard Fremont & 42nd Avenue Fremont & Dowling Fremont & 35th Avenue Fremont-Emerson & Lowry Fremont-Emerson & 26th Avenue Fremont-Emerson & West Broadway Fremont-Emerson & Plymouth 7th Street & Bryant I-94 C Line via Olson Memorial Highway I-94 7th Street & Olson-5th Street Downtown fare zone I-394 Ramp A/7th Street Transit Center 8th-7th Street & Hennepin 8th-7th Street & Nicollet 8th-7th Street & 3rd/4th Avenue 8th-7th Street & Park (to/from C Line layover) Downtown fare zone Chicago & 14th St I-35W/ I-94 Chicago & Franklin Chicago & 24th Street Midtown Greenway Chicago/Lake Transit Center B Line Chicago & 34th Street Chicago & 38th Street Chicago & 42nd Street Chicago & 46th Street Chicago & 48th Street Minnehaha Creek Chicago & 52nd Street Chicago & 56th Street Portland & 60th Street MN 62 Portland & 66th Street Portland & 70th Street Portland & 73rd Street Portland & 77th Street I-494 American & Portland-Chicago American & Bloomington American & Thunderbird Mall of America Blue Line Red Line   Planned Shared with C Line all stations accessible ← {{{previous_line}}}  {{{system_nav}}}  {{{next_line}}} →