East Bank station

East Bank station is a light rail station along the Green Line in Minneapolis, Minnesota, located on Washington Avenue on the East Bank campus of the University of Minnesota. It is located between Union Street and Harvard Street. This is south of the Transportation and Safety Building and north of Moos Tower and Weaver-Densford Hall.^[2]

East Bank
East Bank station platform
General information
Location	551 Washington Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°58′25″N 93°13′51″W
Owned by	Metro Transit
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metro Transit: 2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Bicycle facilities	Racks, Nice Ride stations
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	June 14, 2014 (2014-06-14)
Passengers
2024	3,375 daily[1]  5.2%
Rank	1 out of 37
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station West Bank toward Target Field Green Line Stadium Village toward Saint Paul Union Depot
Location

Washington Avenue on the East Bank was converted into a transit mall when the light-rail line was being built. Construction began in the area in May 2011,^[3] and the station opened along with the rest of the line in 2014.

As of 2024, the station received the highest average weekday ridership of any Metro Transit light rail station.^[1]