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54 / Chapter 6: Transportation <br />Elk River Comprehensive Plan <br />Figure 6-5: Location of Elk River station <br />Transit <br />There is limited transit service in the City of <br />Elk River. Most of the service is provided by <br />Northstar Commuter Rail; however, there are a <br />few specialized services that can assist targeted <br />residents. The different services are described in <br />the following sections. <br />Northstar Commuter Rail Line <br />Since the passage of the 2004 Comprehensive <br />Plan, the former Northstar Commuter Coach <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 <br />trips to and from Big Lake to Minneapolis both in <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 171st <br />Lane. There are over 750 parking stalls at the lot, <br />some of which are available for overnight parking. <br />Figure 6-5, provided by Metro Transit, shows the <br />location of the park and ride.