Opus station

Last updated
Opus
Metro Minnesota icon.svg
Metro light rail station
LocationMinnetonka, MN
Coordinates 44°53′53″N93°24′50″W / 44.898109°N 93.413906°W / 44.898109; -93.413906 Coordinates: 44°53′53″N93°24′50″W / 44.898109°N 93.413906°W / 44.898109; -93.413906
Owned by Metro Transit
Line(s) Metro Minnesota icon.svg   Southwest LRT   (2025)
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
History
Opening2025
Services
Preceding station Metro Minnesota icon.svg Metro Following station
Future service
Shady Oak Road
toward Target Field
Southwest LRT City West
toward Southwest

Opus station is planned light rail station under construction in Minnetonka, Minnesota on the Southwest LRT extension of the Green Line. It is located north of Minnesota State Highway 62 in the Opus business development, near the intersection of Bren Road an Green Circle Drive. [1] The station's construction spurred residential development in the area prior to opening. [2]

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References

  1. "Opus Station". Metropolitain Council. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  2. Thomas, Dylan (29 October 2020). "Minnetonka's future Opus light rail station a magnet for residential development". Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. Retrieved 3 November 2020.