Ridership on the commuter line has historically trailed behind that of other comparable services elsewhere in the country.

The long-struggling Northstar Commuter Rail line between Minneapolis and Big Lake may be shut down and replaced with bus ...

After more than 15 years, the days of Northstar commuter rail service between Minneapolis and Big Lake may be numbered. MnDOT ...

The Minnesota Legislature is considering a bill that would terminate the Northstar Commuter Rail line due to low ridership and high costs. Proponents of extending the line to St. Cloud argue that the ...

The initial impetus for Northstar was to serve mainly as a commuter transportation mode for people going to and from jobs in the Twin Cities or at stops along the way – Fridley, Coon Rapids, Anoka, ...

The Northstar commuter rail line, a public transportation service running between Big Lake and downtown Minneapolis, is ...

If it were extended to St. Cloud and if it offered a useful number of trips per day, the money spent on it wouldn’t go to ...

MnDOT and Metropolitan Council leaders say they're looking into replacing the rail line with bus service, citing the need for ...

Northstar commuter rail service between Minneapolis and Big Lake, Minn., may be replaced by bus service, according to the ...

Things have gotten so bad at the Northstar Line, which cost taxpayers $375 million, that the state may replace the entire line with bus service. Pre-pandemic, the North Star Line carried 767,000 ...

The train, which launched in November 2009, has long been viewed as a weak link in the metro’s public transit offerings.

Cathy: THIS TUESDAY, LEGISLATION WAS INTRODUCED THAT COULD END THE NORTHSTAR RAI LINE BETWEEN THE TWIN CITIES AND BIG LAKE, MINNESOTA. THIS ON THE HEELS OF A MNDOT REPORT ON THE COST AND ...