Franklin Avenue

Franklin Avenue station is a light rail station on the Blue Line in , Minnesota. This station is a bridge above Franklin Avenue along Minnesota State Highway 55, in Minneapolis.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: light rail station in Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Also known as: “Franklin Avenue station” and “Franklin Avenue Station”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include East Phillips Park and U.S. Bank Stadium.

Park
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Stadium
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is an indoor multi-purpose stadium located in , Minnesota, U.S. Built on the former site of the , the stadium opened in 2016 and is the home venue of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. is situated 1 mile northwest of Franklin Avenue.

Restaurant
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The is a collectively run cooperative restaurant in the neighborhood of , , notable for being the oldest worker-run restaurant in the United States. is situated 1,500 feet east of Franklin Avenue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cedar-Riverside and Ventura Village.

Neighborhood
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, also referred to as the West Bank, or simply Riverside, is a neighborhood within Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its boundaries are the to the north and east, Interstate 94 to the south, and Hiawatha Avenue and Interstate 35W to the west.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in 's . Its boundaries are Interstate 35W to the west, Interstate 94 to the north, and Hiawatha Avenue to the east.

Suburb
is a community in , just south of downtown. Traditionally, it was both a community and a neighborhood. is a diverse area in many ways: its population includes people of many nationalities; it has a mix of residential, commercial…

Franklin Avenue

Latitude
44.96253° or 44° 57′ 45″ north
Longitude
-93.24701° or 93° 14′ 49″ west
Operator
Metro Transit
Network
Metro Transit
Open location code
86P8XQ73+25
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1819182328
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q5491262
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Franklin Avenue” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “富兰克林大道”
  • French: “avenue Franklin”
  • French: “Franklin Avenue”
  • Urdu: “فرینکلن ایونیو اسٹیشن (میٹرو ٹرانزٹ)”
  • Urdu: “فرینکلن ایونیو اسٹیشن”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Cabooze and Takoda Institute of Higher Education.

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