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| EXISTING STATIONS | ||||||||
| Station Name |
Original Railroad | Current Location |
Type | Date Built |
Current Use |
Track Status |
Building Material |
More Info |
| excelsior |
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305 Water Street | C | ???? | Museum | None | Wood | |
| hopkins |
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Sits along the tracks, below and to the west of the US 169 overpass. |
C | 1928 | Railroad | In Use | Wood | |
| hopkins |
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9451 Excelsior Boulevard | C | 1902 | Business | Gone | Brick |
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| Maple Plain |
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Sits on a farm at 16350 CR-20 near Watertown in Carver County. | C | ???? | Private | None | Wood |
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| minneapolis |
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Washington Avenue at 3rd Avenue | P | 1889 | Business | Gone | Brick | |
| minneapolis |
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201 3rd Avenue South (at the intersection with 2nd Street) |
F | 1879 | Business | Gone | Brick | |
| minneapolis |
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East of North 1st Street | F | 1910 | Condos | Gone | Brick | |
| minnehaha |
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Minnehaha Avenue between 46th Ave. South and Minnehaha Parkway. It is on the west side of Hiawatha Ave. (MN 55) |
C | 1875 | Civic | Gone | Wood | |
| Minnetonka |
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Burwell Park Historic Park, Minnetonka Blvd. & Cedar Lake Road | C | ???? | Civic | None | Wood | |
| mound |
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Bay Park on Bartlett Boulevard | C | 1915 | Civic | None | Wood | |
| St. louis park |
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37th Street West & Brunswick Avenue North | C | 1887 | Museum | None | Wood | |
| wayzata |
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402 East Lake Street | C | 1906 | Museum | In Use | Wood & Stucco |
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| STATIONS OF THE PAST | ||||||||
| Station Name |
Original Railroad |
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| Armstrong |
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There was a station here before the growth of Maple Plain. | ||||||
| Bass lake Station |
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Now part of Plymouth, this station was in the vicinity of Zachary Lane North, south of 53rd Avenue. It was a short distance to the east of Staffordsville Station. In 1898, Bass Lake and Staffordsville were the only two stations in the township. | ||||||
| Cottagewood Station |
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This station was to the west of the Deephaven Station at the intersection of Cottagewood Road and Minnetonka Boulevard. | ||||||
| Crystal Bay (Markville) |
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This station was on Railroad Avenue just north of North Shore Drive. It was on the east side of the tracks. The name of this town was changed from Markville to Crystal Bay in 1906. | ||||||
| Crystal |
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This station was on the west side of Douglas Drive North between 52nd Avenue North and 51st Place North. | ||||||
| deephaven |
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This station was on the east side of the bridge across Carson Bay, just west of Chimo West Street. | ||||||
| Eddy Station |
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This station was near where Pond View Drive is today, to the west of Eureka Road. | ||||||
| Eden
prairie (Washburn) |
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Built in 1871 and torn down in 1934, this station was located east of Eden Prairie Road. | ||||||
| Eureka |
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This station was located at the intersection of Smithtown Road, Smithtown Way, and Eureka Road. | ||||||
| Excelsior |
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This does not appear to be the same station that still stands in Excelsior. Perhaps this one predates the station that currently serves as a museum. | ||||||
| Excelsior |
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The GN station was right across the tracks from the M&St.L station on the SE side of Water Street. It was on the south side of the tracks. The M&St.L station was on the north side of its tracks. | ||||||
| Fairview |
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This station was on Fairview Street in the vicinity of Sleepy Hollow Road in the northern part of Greenwood. This station was just a short distance north of the station on Solberg's Point. | ||||||
| Ferndale |
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This station was on the west side of Ferndale Road South in the western part of Wayzata. It was on the south side of the tracks. | ||||||
| Golden valley |
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| Groveland Park |
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This station was somewhere in the area near the intersection of Grays Bay Boulevard and Breezy Point Road. | ||||||
| Hamel |
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This station was on the east side of Depot Street (now gone), on the north side of the tracks. | ||||||
| Hopkins |
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The old pre-1902 frame station was just to the east of the existing brick station. It was where the large parking lot is today. | ||||||
| Hopkins |
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The old pre-1928 station was to the east of the existing station. It was on the east side of the overpass near Washington Avenue. | ||||||
| Hotel St. Louis Station |
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This was a few miles east of Excelsior and served Charles Gibson's Hotel St. Louis. | ||||||
| Kenwood |
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This station was located near what is now Thomas Avenue South just north of 24th Street on the west side of Cedar Lake. | ||||||
| Long Lake |
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The first station was built here in 1867. | ||||||
| Long Lake |
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This station was on Brown Road North where it crossed the tracks before there was an overpass. | ||||||
| Lake Sarah |
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| loretto |
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This station was on the corner of Railway Street West and St. John Street. It was on the north side of the tracks. | ||||||
| Lyndale Junction (Minneapolis) |
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This station was on Linden Avenue West, just SW of Lyndale Avenue. | ||||||
| Manitou Station (Tonka Bay) |
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This station was on the west side of Manitou Road just south of Brentwood Avenue. | ||||||
| Maple Grove |
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| Miller Station |
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| minneapolis |
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This station was located on Hennepin Avenue at Mississippi River. Site now occupied by Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis building. Built by the GN, it was also used by the NP, CB&Q, and CGW. The station was built in 1913 and torn down in 1978. | ||||||
| Minneapolis |
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| Minneapolis |
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This passenger and freight station was on Washington Avenue South at 10th Avenue South. | ||||||
| minneapolis |
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Built in 1883, this was the original Union Station on Hennepin Ave. near High St. This location is now the site of the central Minneapolis Post Office. | ||||||
| minneapolis |
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This station, which sat on Washington Avenue at 3rd Avenue South, was built in 1879. It was demolished to make way for the "new" station in 1899. | ||||||
| MINNEAPOLIS |
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This station sat near the intersection of Washington Avenue North and 4th Avenue North. | ||||||
| MINNEAPOLIS |
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This freight station was located at 500 2nd Street North. | ||||||
| minneapolis |
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The Minneapolis M&St.L station was at 4th Street N and Washington Avenue. The site is now a parking lot. | ||||||
| minneapolis |
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This freight station/warehouse was in the Warehouse District at 10-12 Hennepin Avenue. | ||||||
| Minneapolis |
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There was a two-story freight station on 4th Avenue North. | ||||||
| Minnetonka Beach |
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This station was near the intersection of Westwood Road and Cottage Lane near the entrance to the Lafayette Club. This was the GN Spring Park Branch line. | ||||||
| Minnetonka Lake Park |
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This station was to the NE of Minnetonka lake Park Hotel. It was on Dakota Avenue due north of the Lyn Haven Pavillion. | ||||||
| Miroc (Lake Riley) |
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This station was located on the east side of Lake Riley | ||||||
| Northwood Station |
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This station was not far to the northeast of the Minnetonka Beach station on the GN's Spring Park Branch. It was located near the intersection of Arcola Lane and Shoreline Drive. | ||||||
| Orono |
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This station was on Boardman Avenue at Brackett Avenue (both gone or changed). | ||||||
| Osseo |
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In 1898 the station was on the corner of Madison and Washington Streets. Does anyone know the contemporary description of that location? | ||||||
| Osseo |
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| Robbinsdale |
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This station was on Railroad Avenue south of 42nd Avenue North. | ||||||
| Rogers |
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| Solberg's Point (Meadville Park) |
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I am not sure what this station was called. It was on the west side of Minnetonka Boulevard south of Vine Street on Solberg's point south of Meadville Park. The station was right on the point near a steamboat landing site right near the trestle over the connection between St. Albans Bay and Excelsior Bay. | ||||||
| Spring Park |
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This station was near the intersection of Northern Avenue, West Arm Drive, and Sunset Drive. The 1898 map shows this as the terminus of the Spring Park Branch. | ||||||
| St. Bonifacius |
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| St. Louis Park |
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This station was located not far from the existing CM&St.P station near Brunswick and 37th Street West. | ||||||
| Staffordsville |
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This little village is part of Plymouth now. Is was to the SW of Bass Lake. The station was located on Plainview Lane North between 52nd and 53 Avenues. | ||||||
| Wayzata |
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Before the new station was built in 1902, the Wayzata station was much further to the east. It was just west of near the intersection of Bushaway Road and Eastman Lane. | ||||||
| Woodland |
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This station was on the east side of Maplewood Road just north of Maple Ridge Road. There is a building there that could be the station. Here is a Bing streetview map photo showing the building. Can someone check this out and verify if this was the station?? | ||||||
| 1898 HENNEPIN COUNTY RAILROAD MAP | ||||||||
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Notes About Existing Stations... Hopkins (M&St.L) - Now houses the Depot Coffee House. Maple Plain (GN) - Station sits in a field to the northeast of the house there. It is in poor shape, but still standing as of late 2008. Photo shows station in its original location on Railroad Street between Pioneer and Spring. Minneapolis (CMSt.P&P Passenger) - Station went out of service in 1971. Here is an old photo of the station when it still had a pinnacle on the tower (the pinnacle was destroyed by high winds in 1941). The station now houses two hotels, an ice rink and a water park. For more information see The Depot Minneapolis. Minneapolis (CMSt.P&P Freight) - Only the head house of the station remains here. It now houses a Dunn Brothers coffee shop. Minnehaha (CMSt.P&P) - The station is part of the Minnesota Transportation Museum. It was referred to a "The Princess" due to its Victorian gingerbread architecture. This is the second station at the site, having replaced an earlier frame station. It was closed by the railroad in 1963. Minnetonka (M&St.L) - This station once stood at the site of the Minnetonka Mill company as a stop for its workers. In 1898, the station was on the south side of the mill pond which was on Minnehaha Creek. This was in the Minnetonka Mill Company Subdivision. Mound (GN) - Originally located on Commerce Boulevard. St. Louis Park (CMSt.P&P) - Relocated to a park and now houses the St. Louis Park Historical Society. Wayzata (GN) - Now houses the Wayzata Historical Society. |
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