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[[User:Central Corridor/List of transit centers in Minneapolis–Saint Paul]]

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 Template talk:Rail-interchange‎
= Orange Line =
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vRP2-!~BSl\vSTR\v-RP2!~BSr
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= D Line =

== History ==

== Route ==
The D Line follows the existing Route 5 from [[Brooklyn Center Transit Center]] (BCTC) to [[Mall of America station]]. Route 5 is the busiest bus route in the state, seeing a 2019 average daily ridership of ##,###. Route 5 is commonly plagued by delays and overcrowding issues, in which the D Line will try to solve.

In Brooklyn Center, the D Line will share three existing stations with the [[C Line (Minnesota|C Line]]. In downtown Minneapolis, the D Line will share five existing stations with the C Line.

== Stations ==

=metro transit rolling stock 7 april 2021=

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Model
!Route
!class="unsortable"|Thumbnail
!Series Numbers
!Years
!Qty.
!Garage
!Length
!Propulsion
!class="unsortable"|Notes

|-style=background:mistyrose
|[[Nova Bus]] [[Nova Bus LFS|LFX]]
|{{small|{{nowrap|{{rcb|Metro (Minnesota)|red|route}}}}}}
|
|4252-4258
|2013-2020
|7
|Eagan
|{{cvt|40|ft|m}}
|Diesel
|
*These buses were the only Nova Buses to operate in Minnesota.
*Owned by [[Minnesota Valley Transit Authority]].
*Retired December 5, 2020 after reaching the end of their useful mileage.

|-
|[[Gillig]] [[Gillig Low Floor|Low Floor]]
|{{small|{{nowrap|{{rcb|Metro (Minnesota)|red|route}}}}}}
|
|1750-1756
|2020-Present{{efn|Previously used on regular routes before entering BRT service|name=previous|group=brt}}
|7
|South
|{{cvt|40|ft|m}}
|Diesel
|
*Used in regular service from 2016-2020.
*Wrapped in METRO livery for use on the Red Line after Metro Transit took over operations in December 2020.

|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Gillig]] [[Gillig Low Floor#Gillig BRTPlus|BRTPlus]]
|rowspan="3"|{{small|{{nowrap|{{rcb|Metro (Minnesota)|a|route}}}}}}
|rowspan="3"|[[File:A Line Bus at Ford & Kenneth Station.jpg|160px]]
|8000-8011
|2016-Present
|rowspan="3"|16
|rowspan="3"|South
|rowspan="3"|{{cvt|40|ft|m}}
|rowspan="3"|Diesel
|rowspan="3"|
*8013-8015 were delivered in 2019 with minor upgrades such as USB charges and different seat patterns and stop requests.
*8013-8015 were also temporarily used on the C Line from delivery in June 2019 to January 2020 due to charger issues that rendered 8100 series buses out of service. Buses were stored at Heywood Garage during this time.
|-
|8012
|2017-Present
|-
|8013-8015
|2019-Present

|-style=background:lightgrey
|[[Gillig]] [[Gillig Low Floor|Low Floor]]
|{{small|{{nowrap|{{rcb|Metro (Minnesota)|a|route}}}}}}
|[[File:A Line southbound at Snelling Ave 2018.jpg|160px]]
|7109
|2017-2019{{efn|name=previous|group=brt}}
|1
|South<ref>{{cite web |title=Metro Transit 7109 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/thetransitcamera/46180588591 |access-date=8 April 2021}}</ref>
|{{cvt|40|ft|m}}
|Diesel
|
*Used in regular service from 2004-2017.
*Wrapped in METRO livery for use on the A Line in 2017.
*Retired late summer 2019 after reaching the end of its useful life.

|-
|[[New Flyer]] [[New Flyer Xcelsior|XD60]]
|{{small|{{nowrap|{{rcb|Metro (Minnesota)|c|route}}}}}}
|[[File:C Line Approaching Penn and Dowling Station.jpg|160px]]
|8100-8105
|2019-Present
|6
|Heywood
|{{cvt|60|ft|m}}
|Diesel
|
*Along with the 8700 series, some buses have names given to them by community organizations along the C Line corridor.

|-
|[[New Flyer]] [[New Flyer Xcelsior#Xcelsior Charge|XE60]]
|{{small|{{nowrap|{{rcb|Metro (Minnesota)|c|route}}}}}}
|[[File:C Line Departure.jpg|160px]]
|8700-8707
|2019-Present
|8
|Heywood
|{{cvt|60|ft|m}}
|[[Battery electric bus|Battery electric]]
|
*Along with the 8100 series, some buses have names given to them by community organizations along the C Line corridor.
*First articulated battery electric buses in Minnesota.
*The series has been plagued by unreliable chargers, rendering them available for only 72% of service days. Due to issues with charges, the entire series has needed to be pulled from service three times, including most recently March 2, 2021.

|-
|[[New Flyer]] [[New Flyer Xcelsior|XD60]]
|{{small|{{nowrap|{{rcb|Metro (Minnesota)|c|route|small}}}}}}
|[[File:C Line in Downtown Minneapolis.jpg|160px]]
|3425-3429
|2019-Present{{efn|name=previous|group=brt}}
|5
|Heywood
|{{cvt|60|ft|m}}
|Diesel
|
*Used in regular service from 2016-2019.
*Retrofitted for use on the C Line in 2019; fareboxes were removed and vehicles were wrapped in METRO livery.
*Bus 3421, part of the same order, was temporarily wrapped in METRO livery in 2017 for C Line outreach and use on the A Line.

|-class="unsortable"
| colspan="10" style="text-align:center; background:#EAECF0;"|{{Color box|lightgrey|border=darkgrey}} Retired {{Color box|mistyrose|border=darkgrey}} Retired [[Minnesota Valley Transit Authority]]

|}
{{notelist|group=brt}}

= C Line Sandbox =
==Fleet==
The C Line has fourteen 60-foot [[articulated bus]]es assigned to the route. Six buses are diesel [[New Flyer Xcelsior|XD60]] models and eight are battery-electric [[New Flyer Xcelsior#XE60|XE60]] models, the first electric articulated buses in Minnesota.<ref>{{cite news |title=Metro Transit puts electric buses into service on new C-Line |url=https://kstp.com/news/metro-transit-new-c-line-buses-fully-electric/5382548/ |accessdate=8 July 2020 |work=KSTP |date=8 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref> These buses were manufactured by [[New Flyer Industries]] in [[Saint Cloud, Minnesota]] and have three doors and wider aisles for faster  boarding.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Steiner |first1=Katie |title=Metro Transit Debuts Electric C Line Bus, Providing Connection For Underserved North Minneapolis |url=https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2019/06/08/metro-transit-opens-new-line-introduces-electric-busses/ |accessdate=8 July 2020 |date=8 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The New C Line: A Reason to Celebrate & A Sign of What’s Possible |url=https://www.movemn.org/the-new-c-line-a-reason-to-celebrate-a-sign-of-whats-possible/ |website=Move Minnesota |accessdate=8 July 2020 |language=en |date=25 June 2019}}</ref> The fleet is also equipped with transit signal priority, Quantum wheelchair securement, free WiFi, and USB chargers. Each bus was given a unique name by communities along the corridor.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bell |first1=Demetairs |last2=Bruce |first2=Howard |title=Metro C Line Update |url=https://metrocouncil.org/Council-Meetings/Committees/Transportation-Committee/2019/May-13,-2019/Info-2-_-C-Line.aspx |publisher=Metropolitan Council |accessdate=8 July 2020 |date=13 May 2019}}</ref>

Due to issues with charging equipment at garages, all eight electric buses were temporarily removed from service in July 2019 and then again in October.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moore |first1=Janet |title=Metro Transit's first electric buses temporarily removed from service |url=https://www.startribune.com/metro-transit-s-first-electric-buses-removed-from-service/512953662/#:~:text=Eight%20electric%20buses%20that%20are,the%20transit%20agency's%20overall%20fleet. |accessdate=8 July 2020 |work=Star Tribune |date=19 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Metro Transit: Electric buses removed from service while issues resolved |url=https://kstp.com/news/metro-transit-electric-buses-removed-from-service-while-issues-resolved-technology-/5519919/ |accessdate=8 July 2020 |work=KSTP |date=9 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Because of this, three [[Gillig Low Floor#Gillig BRTPlus|Gillig BRTPlus]] buses ordered for the A Line were temporarily placed into service on the C Line from July 2019 through January 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Metro Transit (Minnesota) 8013-8015 |url=https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/Metro_Transit_(Minnesota)_8013-8015 |website=cptdb.ca |accessdate=8 July 2020}}</ref> The electric buses returned to service late-October the same year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Transportation Committee |url=https://metrocouncil.org/Council-Meetings/Committees/Transportation-Committee/2019/November-25,-2019/102819-Minutes.aspx |publisher=Metropolitan Council |accessdate=8 July 2020 |date=28 October 2019}}</ref> <!--although in April 2020 Metro Transit General Manager Wes Kooistra reported that only 6 of the 8 buses were available for revenue service.-->

Additionally, five New Flyer XD60 buses were retrofitted with their fareboxes and To-Go card readers removed and repainted into METRO branding to be used on the C Line and A Line as necessary.<ref>{{cite web |title=Metro Transit (Minnesota) 3420-3449 |url=https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/Metro_Transit_(Minnesota)_3420-3449 |website=cptdb.ca |accessdate=8 July 2020}}</ref>

=Stations=
==Penn & Lowry station==
==Penn & West Broadway station==
[[User:Central Corridor/Penn & West Broadway station]]
==Uptown Transit Station==
*https://www.startribune.com/uptown-transit-station-gets-colorful-transformation/498235451/#4
*Metro Transit Opens Uptown Station on Thursday <br/> PR Newswire, Jan 15, 2002, p.MNTU01415012002

=BCTC=
==Renovation==
In mid-2020 Metro Transit plans on renovating the 15-year-old transit center to provide a better experience for customers.<ref name="BCTC-renovation">{{cite web |title=Brooklyn Center Transit Center Station |url=https://www.metrotransit.org/brooklyn-center-transit-center-station |website=www.metrotransit.org |publisher=Metro Transit |accessdate=23 June 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623233408/https://www.metrotransit.org/brooklyn-center-transit-center-station |archivedate=23 June 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Since the opening of the Metro C Line in June 2019, the transit center has seen an increase in traffic. In an interview, Metro Transit Spokesperson Howie Pandilla said "When you have a transit center that's been used as much as this has, it can come to look used. It needs a facelift every once in a while."<ref name="goins">{{cite news |last1=Goins |first1=Sonya |title=Upgrades Planned for Brooklyn Center Transit Station |url=https://ccxmedia.org/news/renovations-coming-for-brooklyn-center-transit-station/ |accessdate=23 June 2020 |work=CCX Media |publisher=Northwest Community Television |date=2 January 2020}}</ref>

The renovation is not funded as part of either the C Line or D Line projects, but through Metro Transit's capital improvements budget.<ref name="harlow">{{cite news |last1=Harlow |first1=Tim |title=Makeover planned for Brooklyn Center Transit Center |url=https://www.startribune.com/makeover-planned-for-brooklyn-center-transit-center/566975792/?refresh=true |accessdate=23 June 2020 |work=Star Tribune |date=14 January 2020}}</ref> Current plans call for replacement of concrete and crosswalks, as well as other accessibility improvements, additional lighting both inside and outside the facility, canopies for plazas at either end of the building, bench replacement, additional bike racks, a renovated waiting area and restrooms, and a renovated drivers' lounge.<ref name="BCTC-renovation/><ref name="harlow"/> In February 2020, [[Star Tribune]] insinuated that a police substation would be added to the existing building, but there are no plans to construct police facilities.<ref name="harlow"/> The renovation is expected to be complete late 2020.<ref name="BCTC-renovation/>

==Electric bus charging==

==FREAKING RFTA==
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==Bus rapid transit==
The Twin Cities region currently has three bus rapid transit lines, with serval lines under construction and planning stages. Bus rapid transit lines operate with specialized buses.