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METRO A Line reaches 10-year mark as METRO system continues to expand 

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Posted by Drew Kerr | June 10, 2026

Annie O’Connor and her family moved to St. Paul's Merriam Park neighborhood so they could ditch one of their vehicles and spend more time using transit, including the METRO A Line. A decade later, they have no regrets. After using the A Line [...]

BRT successes provide plenty of reasons to be optimistic 

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| Feb. 4, 2020

A customer boards a northbound Route 6 on France Avenue, where the METRO E Line will operate in the future. From Charles Carlson, Director of Bus Rapid Transit Projects Here and across the country, bus ridership is declining. But in [...]

Light rail, Bus Rapid Transit lines set annual ridership records 

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Posted by Drew Kerr | Feb. 11, 2019

It was another record-setting year for Metro Transit’s light rail and Bus Rapid Transit lines. The Green Line, Blue Line and A Line each saw their highest annual ridership ever in 2018, breaking records that were set just a year [...]

Three future rapid bus projects move forward 

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Posted by Drew Kerr | July 26, 2018

Plans to bring the kind of fast, frequent service that has been so successful on the A Line to three additional corridors advanced within the past week. Here is a summary of the latest advances: C Line Crews recently began assembling the [...]

New displays allow A Line customers to plan trips as they ride 

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Posted by Marisa Helms | April 23, 2018

Starting today, new digital displays on A Line buses will provide real-time information about upcoming stops, connecting routes and service alerts. The displays have been installed so customers can make informed decisions as they ride. For [...]

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