Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue station

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Warehouse District/Hennepin
Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue station viewed from the corner of Hennepin Avenue and S. 5th Street (prior to the extension to Target Field station)
General information
Location	23 North 5th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°58′48″N 93°16′24″W / 44.98000°N 93.27333°W / 44.98000; -93.27333
Owned by	Metro Transit
Platforms	1 island platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Metro Transit: 4, 6, 61[1]
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
Architect	ESG Architecture & Design[2]
Other information
Station code	WAR
Fare zone	Downtown
History
Opened	June 26, 2004 (2004-06-26)
Passengers
2023	1,588 daily[3]  59.4%
Rank	12 out of 37
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station Target Field Terminus Blue Line Nicollet Mall toward Mall of America Green Line Nicollet Mall toward Saint Paul Union Depot
Location

The Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue station is a light rail station on the Blue Line and Green Line in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This was the original northern terminus of the Blue Line until the new Target Field station opened on November 14, 2009 to provide access to the new Northstar Commuter Rail line.

The Warehouse District station is located on 5th Street North, between 1st Avenue North and Hennepin Avenue in downtown Minneapolis. This is a center-platform station with one traffic lane to the south of the platform. Service began at this station when the Blue Line opened on June 26, 2004, and this station is where the opening ceremony was held. The first train departed at 11:00 a.m. on that day.

The station was designed by ESG Architecture & Design, who also designed the adjacent Nicollet Mall station. To reflect its neighborhood, the station incorporates brickwork and metal columns into the design. The public art installation, Untilted, by Penny Rakoff and Bill McCullam depict labor disputes that occurred in the city in the first half of the 20th century, most notably the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934. Images are printed onto ten 15.5 × 12.25 inch and two-hundred 2.75 × 2.75 inch tiles.^[2][4]

This station is planned to a stop on the METRO E Line.

The Target Center, home of the Minnesota Timberwolves, is a block from the station. Although Target Field station is the official stop for the Minnesota Twins' Target Field, Warehouse/Hennepin also sees significant traffic during Twins games.