E Line
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City
A First Full Summer on the Rebuilt Hennepin Avenue and the E Line
For the first time in years, the Hennepin Avenue corridor through Uptown heads into summer without an active construction zone, the rebuilt street now served by the METRO E Line that began carrying riders in December.
Neighborhood
For Uptown Businesses, Hennepin's Reopening Brings Relief After Two Hard Years
Hennepin Avenue reopened Oct. 31 between Lake Street and Douglas Avenue after a roughly $36 million rebuild that added protected bike lanes, wider sidewalks and part-time bus lanes.
City
Hennepin Avenue Reopens, and the Bus Has a Home
Hennepin Avenue reopened Oct. 31 after roughly two years of reconstruction that built E Line stations into the street, and the bus rapid transit line began service Dec. 6.
City
A New Transit Map for the West Side of the City
Two long-running projects reshaped how Lowry Hill gets around in a single year: the METRO E Line opened in December 2025, and the Kenilworth and Cedar Lake trails reopened a month earlier after nearly seven years of light rail construction.
City
A Ribbon Cutting Caps a Transformative Year for Transit
City and county leaders gathered at Minneapolis College on Dec. 6, 2025, to mark the opening of the METRO E Line, the third bus rapid transit line Metro Transit launched in a single year.
City
Ten-Minute Buses: What Frequency Really Means for Lowry Hill
The E Line's defining feature is frequency: buses arrive every 10 to 15 minutes all day on Hennepin Avenue, so riders no longer plan trips around a timetable.
City
The E Line Threads the Lakes to the University
The METRO E Line links the Chain of Lakes, Uptown and downtown to the University of Minnesota in a single frequent bus route, with no transfer for riders boarding near Lake of the Isles.
City
From Route 6 to Rapid Transit: The End of an Era on Hennepin
Route 6, one of Metro Transit's busiest local buses, was retired Dec. 6, 2025, when the faster E Line took over Hennepin Avenue.
City
The E Line Launches, Replacing Route 6 With All-Day Rapid Buses
Metro Transit's E Line opened Dec. 6, 2025, replacing Route 6 on Hennepin Avenue with bus rapid transit that runs as often as every 10 minutes all day.
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