Once the route is complete by 2026, Rush Line BRT buses similar in appearance to this one used for the Metro Transit A Line will stop at 21 BRT stations.
Photos and map courtesy of Ramsey County.
the design and completing a detailed
environmental analysis.
Rush Line BRT
to Benefit
Northeast
Metro
Communities
E
asier, faster and more convenient
transit are three benefits of the Rush
Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project,
the planned 14-mile transit route
connecting Saint Paul, White Bear Lake
and communities in between. Once
it opens in 2026, the Rush Line BRT is
projected to serve more than 100,000
residents and provide access to more
than 106,000 jobs.
Officials from every community along
the route – Saint Paul, Maplewood,
White Bear Township, Vadnais Heights,
Gem Lake and White Bear Lake – have
endorsed the planned Rush Line BRT
route and service. Ramsey County, in
partnership with communities along
the route, is now focused on refining
There are 21 proposed BRT stations
along the line, including two serving
Vadnais Heights. They are located at
County Road E and Highway 61 and at
the intersection of Buerkle Road and
Ramsey County rail right-of-way east of
Highway 61. White Bear Lake is slated
to have three stations: at Cedar Avenue
and Highway 61; Marina Triangle; and
downtown.
Downtown
White Bear
Lake
The planned
route of the
Rush Line BRT,
which will
serve Saint
Paul, White
Bear Lake and
communities
in-between.
WHITE
BEAR LAKE
Marina
Triangle
35E
Cedar Avenue
GEM LAKE
County Road E
VADNAIS
HEIGHTS
Buerkle Road
694
L EA R N M O R E AB O U T
T HE R U SH L I N E B RT
PR OJ ECT AN D SI G N U P
TO R EC E I VE R E G U L AR
EMA I L AL E RT S:
R USH L I N E . O R G ;
6 5 1 - 266- 2760.
BRT is a form of transit that has
become increasingly popular as a
means of improving community
access to jobs and activities and
adding a new transportation
option for residents and
Mt. Airy
visitors. New, state-of-the-
Regions/
art BRT buses for the
Green Line
Rush Line will offer
5th/6th Street
faster service than
regular buses due
St. John’s
Boulevard
Maplewood Mall
35E
Highway 36
36
MAPLEWOOD
36
Frost
Avenue
Larpenteur
Avenue
Maryland Avenue
35E
Arcade
Street
Cayuga
Street
Payne
Avenue
Olive
Street
Cook Avenue
SAINT PAUL
94
10th Street
Union
Depot
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