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Elk River Comprehensive Plan <br /> Transit <br /> There is limited transit service in the City of <br /> Elk River. Most of the service is provided by Northstar Commuter Rail; however, there are a station <br /> few specialized services that can assist targeted feikRiver <br /> residents. The different services are described in <br /> the following sections. <br /> Northstar Commuter Rail Line T0111 of Northstar L ine <br /> Since the passage of the 2004 Comprehensive - <br /> Plan, the former Northstar Commuter Coach 11200 <br /> has been upgraded to the Northstar Commuter <br /> Rail line. The Northstar Line offers service <br /> between Big Lake and downtown Minneapolis, <br /> with stations at Big Lake, Elk River, Ramsey, <br /> Anoka, Coon Rapids and Fridley. In addition, <br /> there is a bus that will take commuters from <br /> the Big Lake station to the City of St. Cloud. <br /> Northstar is considered, as its name implies, <br /> commuter rail. This means that the service is <br /> provided is generally limited to serving commuter <br /> trips into the "city" (Minneapolis in this case) <br /> in the morning and out of the metro area in the <br /> afternoon/evening. <br /> The Northstar Commuter Rail line operates on <br /> the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) rail line. <br /> During the work week, service on the line includes y,,Aa Ay S <br /> trips to and from Big Lake to Minneapolis both in <br /> Nwe4il�r Ln+c :. <br /> the morning and in the afternoon. The Elk River <br /> station is connected to a park and ride lot located _ <br /> at the intersection of Twin Lakes Road and 171 st <br /> Lane. There are over 750 parking stalls at the lot, *., 6 <br /> some of which are available for overnight parking. Mb <br /> Figure 6-5, provided by Metro Transit, shows the <br /> location of the park and ride. <br /> a <br /> 1%I t:Arc hW <br /> f� <br /> t <br /> W� <br /> �4 <br /> af. <br /> S <br /> Figure 6-5: Location of Elk River station <br /> 54 / Chapter 6: Transportation <br />