On Saturday, Dec. 7, Metro Transit made changes to transit service throughout the metro. As always, these quarterly service changes adapt and adjust our service based on current and projected ridership and our available resources and driver workforce.
Some highlights this quarter include:
- Route 223 service will be restored.
- Improved frequency on the METRO Orange Line and routes 4, 54, 94, 250, 264, and 578.
- Routes 275, 294, 351, and 363 will return to 6th St. in downtown St. Paul.
- Travel times and routing adjusted on several routes to account for end of summer construction.
As stability in Metro Transit’s workforce continues to improve and ridership increases, we are embarking on how to strengthen our service over the next five years - a project called Network Now.
Transit Information is available by phone (612-373-3333), text (612-444-1161) and website chat (metrotransit.org) Monday-Friday 6:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and at Service Centers in downtown St. Paul and Minneapolis – hours and locations here. Customer Relations is available by phone (612-373-3333) and online Monday-Friday 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Check below to see if your route has changes effective Saturday, Dec. 7
If your route is not listed, the current service or suspension will remain for that route.
METRO lines Routes 1 - 99 Routes 200s Routes 300s Routes 500s Routes 800s
METRO lines
METRO C Line (PDF)
- Schedule will be adjusted to reflect current travel time.
- New station at 47th Ave. N & Osseo Rd.
METRO D Line (PDF)
- Schedule will be adjusted to reflect current travel time.
- New station at 47th Ave. N & Osseo Rd.
METRO Orange Line (PDF)
- Frequency will be improved to every 10 minutes from 6 to 9 a.m. and from 3 to 6:30 p.m.
- Weekday frequency will be improved to every 15 minutes in the early morning and evening.
- Saturday and Sunday frequency will be improved to every 15 minutes all day.
- Service span will be extended to 4:30 a.m.-midnight daily.
METRO Red Line (PDF)
- Gate assignment at Mall of America moves from Gate E to Gate B.
1-99
ROUTE 2 (PDF)
- Trip times adjusted to reflect end of current phase of Dinkytown construction.
ROUTE 3 (PDF)
- Southbound trips will return to Cedar St.
- Northbound trips will return to Minnesota St. from Kellogg Blvd. to 7th St.
- Construction on Minnesota St. from 7th St. to 10th St. will require a long-term detour to Robert St.
- All 4th & Minnesota trips will now begin and end at Union Depot.
ROUTE 4 (PDF)
- On Sunday, frequency will improve from every 30 minutes to every 15 minutes between downtown and 50th St. and from every 60 minutes to every 30 minutes on the 4L and 4P branches from 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
ROUTE 5 (PDF)
- Schedule updated to reflect current travel time.
ROUTE 17 (PDF)
- Western “D” terminal moved from Cambridge St. & Blake Rd. to future METRO Green Line extension Blake Rd. Station.
- Route 17 service on Lake St. N.E., Van Buren Ave., Cambridge St. in Hopkins will be discontinued, with alternate service available on Blake Rd. on Route 615 at existing stops.
- Route 17A westbound trips will be extended to Blake Rd. on weekdays and Saturdays.
- All Route 17W trips to begin at Blake Rd. Station.
- Final two eastbound trips will end at Uptown Transit Station on all days.
ROUTE 21 (PDF)
- Schedule updated to reflect changes already implemented related to completed B Line construction in the corridor.
ROUTE 22 (PDF)
- Southbound weekday trip departing Brooklyn Center Transit center at 3:38 p.m. will travel via 57th Ave. N. & Dupont Ave. N. instead of 51st Ave. N. & Penn Ave. N.
- Southbound weekday trip departing Brooklyn Center Transit Center at 3:56 p.m. will depart 1 minute earlier at 3:55 p.m. and travel via 51st Ave. N. & Penn Ave. N. instead of 57th Ave. N. & Dupont Ave. N.
- Trip times will be adjusted to reflect current travel time.
ROUTE 23 (PDF)
- Route 23 routing modified for roads in Uptown reopening after construction.
ROUTE 54 (PDF)
- Weekday frequency improves to every 10 minutes between Mall of America and downtown St. Paul from 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
- Gate assignment at Mall of America moves from Gate B to Gate C.
- Schedule will be adjusted to reflect current travel time.
ROUTE 61 (PDF)
- Trip time adjustments will be made to account for end of Hennepin Ave. E/1st Ave. NE construction.
ROUTE 62 (PDF)
- Southbound trips will return to Cedar St.
- Northbound trips will return to Minnesota St. from Kellogg to 7th St.
- Construction on Minnesota St. from 7th St. to 10th St. will require long-term detour to Robert St.
- Routing south of downtown will return to Kellogg Blvd. and Wabasha St.
ROUTE 63 (PDF)
- Schedule will be adjusted to reflect completion of METRO Gold Line construction in corridor.
ROUTE 67 (PDF)
- Southbound trips will return to Cedar St.
- Northbound trips will return to Minnesota St. from Kellogg to 7th St.
- Construction on Minnesota St. from 7th St. to 10th St. will require long-term detour to Robert St.
- Trip times will be adjusted.
ROUTE 75 (PDF)
- Southbound trips will return to Cedar St.
- Northbound trips will return to Minnesota St. from Kellogg to 7th St.
- Construction on Minnesota St. from 7th St. to 12th St. will require long-term detour to Robert St.
- Routing south of downtown will return to Kellogg Blvd. and Wabasha St.
- Trip times will be adjusted.
ROUTE 94 (PDF)
- Weekday midday service will improve from every 30 to every 20 minutes.
- Morning and afternoon rush hour trip times will be adjusted for consistency.
- Additional evening trip will be added in each direction.
200-299
ROUTE 223 (PDF)
- Weekday service will be restored for Route 223.
- Frequency will be every 30 to 60 minutes.
- Route will be adjusted to travel along Lexington Ave. between Co. Rd. B2 and Co. Rd. C in Roseville.
ROUTE 250 (PDF)
- Two new 250N trips will run in each direction to provide 15 minute frequency into downtown.
- Trip times will be adjusted.
ROUTE 264 (PDF)
- Two new trips will be added for 8 a.m. arrival and 4:30 p.m. departure from downtown.
- Northbound trip currently departing 2nd Ave. & 11th Ave. S. 4:09 p.m. will move 1 minute earlier.
ROUTE 275 (PDF)
- Route returns to 6th St. in downtown St. Paul after completion of construction.
- Schedule times adjusted to reflect current travel time.
ROUTE 294 (PDF)
- Route returns to 6th St. in downtown St. Paul after completion of construction.
- Schedule times adjusted to reflect current travel time.
300-399
ROUTE 351 (PDF)
- Route returns to 6th St. in downtown St. Paul after completion of construction.
- Schedule times adjusted to reflect current travel time.
- Eastbound trip times will be adjusted to better match work end times in downtown St. Paul.
ROUTE 355 (PDF)
- Schedule will be adjusted to reflect current travel time.
ROUTE 363 (PDF)
- Route returns to 6th St. in downtown St. Paul after completion of construction.
- Schedule will be adjusted to reflect current travel time.
500-599
ROUTE 501
- Gate assignment at Mall of America moves from Gate C to Gate E.
ROUTE 515
- Gate assignment at Mall of America moves from Gate C to Gate E.
ROUTE 538 (PDF)
- Current detour routing will become permanent.
- Trip times adjusted on Saturdays and Sundays.
- An additional morning trip will be added eastbound on weekdays.
- Service span will be extended to 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends.
ROUTE 540
- Gate assignment at Mall of America moves from Gate D to Gate G.
ROUTE 542
- Gate assignment at Mall of America moves from Gate D to Gate G.
ROUTE 578 (PDF)
- Morning frequency increases with 3 trips, leaving Johnson & 78th St. at 6:45, 7:15 and 7:45 a.m.
- Afternoon frequency increases with 3 trips, leaving 2nd St & 3rd Ave. S. at 3:26, 4:31 and 4:56 p.m.
800-899
ROUTE 804 (PDF)
- Schedule will be adjusted to better connections to Route 4 and to reflect current travel time.
ROUTE 852 (PDF)
- Routing changed to coincide with end of 85th Ave. construction.
- Schedule times adjusted to reflect current travel time.
- Saturday frequency improves to every 80 minutes.