Nicollet Mall station
Light rail station in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Nicollet Mall station (/ˈnɪkəlɛt/ NIH-kə-let)[2] 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 & 5th Street.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Nicollet Mall station with the third platform and The Nic on 5th in the background | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 35 South 5th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°58′43″N 93°16′12″W | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Metro Transit | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform, 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Nice Ride stations | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Architect | ESG Architecture & Design Thomas Rose (original station) Trace Jacques (Nic on Fifth platform) | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 5SNI | ||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Downtown | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | June 26, 2004 | ||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2017 | ||||||||||||||
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| 2025 | 2,500 daily[1]  15.2% | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | 3 out of 37 | ||||||||||||||
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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 and as part of 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 the Metro Green Line Extension. 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.[3][4]
Design and public art
The original station was designed by ESG Architecture & Design, with Thomas Rose as the design team artist. To reflect the tall buildings of downtown and vibrant energy of Nicollet Mall, the station's design incorporates undulating steel columns down the center flanked by dual curving metal roofs. This design earned the station the affectionate nickname "The Roller Coaster".[5] The new northbound platform was designed by ESG's Trace Jacques, who also served as project designer for Nic on Fifth.[6]
The public art installation, Small Kindness, Weather Permitting, by Janet Zweig has four interactive boxes at the station: Please turn the wheel #11, Thanks a million #28, Ring the bell and see #19, and Hit the bell! #1.[7]