Terminal 2–Humphrey station
Terminal 2–Humphrey station is a light rail station is on the Metro Blue Line.[2][4] It is the fifteenth stop southbound.
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 Terminal 2–Humphrey station platform in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 7115 Humphrey Drive Fort Snelling, Minnesota | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°52′27″N 93°13′27″W / 44.8742°N 93.2241°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metropolitan Airports Commission | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade, under parking deck | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Paid parking nearby | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | Airport: Free service to Terminal 1–Lindbergh station, standard fare to all other stations | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | December 4, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | 1,624 daily[1]  8.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 11 out of 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This is an island platform station and is typically accessed via a partially covered walkway from Terminal 2 of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, also known as the Humphrey Terminal. Service began at this station when the second phase of the Blue Line opened on December 4, 2004.
The southern portal to the tunnels underneath the airport is located just to the north of this station. Service between this station and Terminal 1–Lindbergh station is free to passengers and operates 24 hours a day. The Blue Line is the main mode of transportation to transfer between terminals.[2]
Many employees who work at the airport park at the smaller Terminal 2 and take the Blue Line to the larger Terminal 1. When COVID-19 reduced travel demand, many employees were able to park directly at Terminal 1. Travel demand rebounded by 2022 which led to concerns about parking capacity at Terminal 1. Some airport workers were directed to resume parking at Terminal 2 but some workers expressed apprehension due to behavior and crime on the trains and at stations.[5][6] In early 2023, Metro Transit and the Metropolitan Airport Commission came to an agreement for airport police and Metro Transit police officers to patrol the stations and trains between the airport terminals.[7] The mutual aid agreement was extended until February 2024 when Metro Transit determined that the agreements were no longer needed. Private security guards hired by Metro Transit began patrolling the stations and trains between stations for 21 hours out of the day.[8][9]
Notable places nearby
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edit- ^ "Transit Stops Boardings and Alightings - Minnesota Geospatial Commons". gisdata.mn.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ a b c "Airport - Metro Transit". www.metrotransit.org. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "Schedules - Metro Transit". Metro Transit. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Harlow, Tim (2021-01-16). "Blue Line providing more consistent travel times". Star Tribune. pp. B1. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ Moore, Janet (July 23, 2022). "MSP Airport employees fearful about taking LRT between terminals". Star Tribune. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Moore, Janet (August 17, 2022). "Uneasy about light rail safety, many airport employees want to park again at MSP's Terminal 1". Star Tribune. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Moore, Janet (February 22, 2023). "Police bolster patrols at Minneapolis-St. Paul airport light-rail stations". Star Tribune. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Altmann, Erik (18 August 2023). "Police presence on light rail at MSP airport expected to continue through next year". KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Moore, Janet (March 13, 2024). "Metro Transit ends its safety pacts with MSP Airport and Bloomington police". Star Tribune. Retrieved 6 May 2024.