Nicollet Mall station

Nicollet Mall is a light rail station on the METRO Blue Line and Green Line in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Adjacent to the light rail platforms is the southbound METRO Orange Line bus rapid transit station Marquette and 5th Street.

Nicollet Mall
Metro light rail station
Location	35 South 5th Street
Coordinates	44°58′43″N 93°16′12″W
Owned by	Metro Transit
Line(s)	Blue Line   Green Line
Platforms	Island and Side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	No
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Downtown zone
History
Opened	June 26, 2004 December 22, 2017 (northbound platform)
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue toward Target Field Blue Line Government Plaza toward Mall of America Green Line Government Plaza toward Saint Paul Union Depot

This station is located on 5th Street South, between Nicollet Mall and Marquette Avenue in Minneapolis. This is a center-platform station with one westbound traffic lane south of the platform. Service began at this station when the Blue Line opened on June 26, 2004. In 2013 Metro Transit began constructing an additional northbound platform in conjunction with the Nic on Fifth apartment building. The additional platform was built to provide additional comfort and safety at the station, as well as alleviating overcrowding and providing additional capacity for Southwest LRT. While scheduled open March 2017, the new platform was opened December 22 later that year. It is the only station on the system where passengers can regularly board from either side of the train.[1][2]

To reflect the tall buildings of the city's central business district, the platform's design incorporates tall steel columns along the center and a curving metal roof.