Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 10, 2009
HIAWATHA TRAIN SERVICE AT WAREHOUSE DISTRICT/ HENNEPIN AVE. STATION INTERRUPTED JUNE 12-14
MINNEAPOLIS – (June 10) – Hiawatha Line train service at Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue Station will be interrupted from Friday, June 12, through Sunday, June 14, due to planned construction work.
There will be no train service at this station during these times:
-7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 12, through 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 13
-7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, through 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 14
Crews will be working on the overhead power lines to the new rail station near the Twins ballpark. Electrical power will be shut off at Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue Station, prompting the interruption of train service.
To board Hiawatha Line trains, customers should walk to Nicollet Mall Station, one block southeast on 5th Street.
Customers can learn of any last-minute changes to the weekend plan by calling the rail maintenance hotline at 612-373-3333, option 6.
The Hiawatha light-rail line is operated by Metro Transit, a service of the Metropolitan Council. In 2008, the Hiawatha light-rail line surpassed 10 million rides for the first time.
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(Editors: For more information contact Bob Gibbons, director of customer services, at 612-349-7509 or robert.gibbons@metc.state.mn.us)
