Metro A Line (Minnesota)

Metro A Line
Metro A Line
	A Line bus at Ford & Kenneth station in 2019
Overview
System	Metro
Operator	Metro Transit
Garage	South
Vehicle	Gillig Low Floor BRT Plus, New Flyer XD60
Status	Operational
Began service	June 11, 2016
Predecessors	84; Snelling Streetcar
Route
Route type	Bus rapid transit
Locale	Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota
Start	46th Street Station
Via	Ford Parkway, Snelling Avenue
End	Rosedale Center
Length	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Stations	20
Service
Level	Daily
Frequency	Every 10 minutes
Journey time	34 minutes
Operates	4:00am - 1:00am
Ridership	3,776 average daily weekday riders (2024)
Route map
	Snelling & Midway
	Northbound only during State Fair
	Intercity Bridge
	over the Mississippi River
	All stations are accessible

The Metro A Line is a bus rapid transit route in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul region of Minnesota, operated by Metro Transit as part of the Metro rapid transit network. The A Line operates a north-south route along Snelling Avenue, connecting 46th Street station in Minneapolis and Rosedale Center in Roseville, via Ford Parkway and the Intercity Bridge.

Metro Transit describes the A Line's service as "arterial bus rapid transit" (aBRT), which includes off-board fare collection, enhanced bus stops, and transit signal priority. The history of the Snelling Avenue transit corridor dates to 1905, when Twin City Rapid Transit streetcar service began. Streetcars were replaced by buses in 1952, and planning for upgraded bus service on the corridor began in the early 2000s. Construction cost approximately $27 million, and A Line service began in 2016.