Northstar commuter rail

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commuter rail service passenger rail transport

Northstar commuter rail is a commuter train service in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area that connects downtown Minneapolis with northern suburbs and exurban communities.

Aliases (4)

Northstar Line ×3
Northstar Commuter Rail ×2
Northstar commuter rail at Target Field station ×1
Northstar commuter rail service ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commuter rail service → passenger rail transport →
brandName	Northstar Line →
connects	downtown Minneapolis → exurban communities northwest of Minneapolis → northern suburbs of Minneapolis–Saint Paul →
country	United States →
electrification	not electrified →
fareSystem	Metro Transit fare system →
hasColor	dark blue → yellow →
hasServicePattern	commuter-oriented schedule →
hasServiceType	limited weekend service → weekday commuter service →
lineLength	approximately 40 miles →
locatedIn	Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area → Minnesota →
modeOfTransport	rail →
numberOfStations	7 →
opened	2009 →
openingDate	November 16, 2009 →
operator	Metro Transit →
owner	Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway → Metro Transit →
partOf	Metro Transit regional transit system →
peakDirection	commuter traffic from downtown Minneapolis in evening → commuter traffic to downtown Minneapolis in morning →
planningAgency	Metropolitan Council →
primaryStation	Target Field station →
propulsion	diesel →
regionServed	Anoka County, Minnesota → Hennepin County, Minnesota →
rollingStock	Bombardier BiLevel Coach → MPI MP36PH-3C locomotive →
serves	Anoka, Minnesota → Big Lake, Minnesota → Coon Rapids, Minnesota → Fridley, Minnesota → Minneapolis, Minnesota → Ramsey, Minnesota →
shortName	Northstar →
terminus	Big Lake station → Target Field station →
ticketing	proof-of-payment system →
trackGauge	standard gauge →
usesRailLine	BNSF Railway Monticello Subdivision → BNSF Railway Staples Subdivision →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Metro Transit ("Northstar Commuter Rail") → Metropolitan Council ("Northstar commuter rail service") →	operates
Northstar commuter rail ("Northstar Line") →	brandName
METRO light rail ("Northstar commuter rail at Target Field station") →	connectsTo
METRO Blue Line ("Northstar Line") →	connectsWith
Minneapolis–Saint Paul →	hasTransportationSystem
Target Field ("Northstar Commuter Rail") →	publicTransit
Fridley, Minnesota, United States ("Northstar Line") →	servedByCommuterRailLine