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Elk River Comprehensive Plan Transit There is limited transit service in the City of Elk River. Most of the service is provided by • Northstar Commuter Rail; however, there are a i few specialized services that can assist targeted ElkRiver residents. The different services are described in the following sections. Northstar Commuter Rail Line �1VIet1OT"ai7SII NorthStar Ille Since the passage of the 2004 Comprehensive Plan, the former Northstar Commuter Coach has been upgraded to the Northstar Commuter 17200 Rail line. The Northstar Line offers service between Big Lake and downtown Minneapolis, with stations at Big Lake, Elk River, Ramsey, Anoka, Coon Rapids and Fridley. In addition, there is a bus that will take commuters from the Big Lake station to the City of St. Cloud. Northstar is considered, as its name implies, commuter rail. This means that the service is provided is generally limited to serving commuter trips into the "city" (Minneapolis in this case) in the morning and out of the metro area in the afternoon/evening. i The Northstar Commuter Rail line operates on '°� the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) rail line. �f°f� W-< E During the work week, service on the line includes i no A-NW s trips to and from Big Lake to Minneapolis both in Nw0—L+ the morning and in the afternoon. The Elk River station is connected to a park and ride lot located at the intersection of Twin Lakes Road and 171 st 173rtl A+.." Lane. There are over 750 parking stalls at the lot, '`°L4. some of which are available for overnight parking. = Figure 6-5, provided by Metro Transit, shows the location of the park and ride. hx �iy z 1]IR Aw : 0�4 �r ck 9, e•� oI Figure 6-5: Location of Elk River station 54 / Chapter 6: Transportation