Ramsey station (Metro Transit)

{{Short description|Transit Station in Ramsey, Minnesota}}

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{{Infobox station

| style = Metro (Minnesota)

| name = Ramsey

| image = Northstar Line Ramsey station.jpg

| image_caption = Ramsey station platforms

| address = 7550 Sunwood Drive

| borough = Ramsey, Minnesota

| coordinates = {{coord|45.23187|N|93.46157|W|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:US-MN_scale:10000|display=inline,title}}

| line = BNSF Staples Subdivision

| platform = 2 side platforms

| tracks = 2

| connections =

| parking = 800 spaces

| bicycle =

| accessible = Yes

| opened = {{Start date|2012|11|14}}{{cite web|url=http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/11/13/new-northstar-rail-station-opens-in-ramsey/|title=New Northstar rail station opens in Ramsey|author=Bill Hudson|work=WCCO|date=November 13, 2012|accessdate=2012-11-18}}

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Metro Transit (Minnesota)|line=Northstar Commuter Rail|left=Elk River|right=Anoka}}

| other_services_header = Former services

| other_services_collapsible = yes

| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Great Northern Railway|line=Milaca-Minneapolis|left=Elk River|right=Anoka}}

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail |marker-color=#{{rcr|Metro Transit (Minnesota)|Northstar}} |zoom=12 }}

}}

Ramsey station is a commuter rail station along the Northstar Line in Ramsey, Minnesota, approximately 35 minutes from downtown Minneapolis. It is the first infill station on the route, fitting between stations in Elk River and Anoka. Those stations opened when Northstar began service on November 16, 2009, while Ramsey opened just over three years later on November 14, 2012. The station is located next to Ramsey's city hall at The COR (formerly known as Ramsey Town Center), a transit-oriented development next to the line. Construction on the station began on March 27, 2012,{{cite web|url=http://northstar.typepad.com/northstar_commuter_rail/2012/03/groundbreaking-on-ramsey-northstar-station-starts-construction.html|title=Groundbreaking on Ramsey Northstar Station Starts Construction|accessdate=March 29, 2012}} and was completed on November 8;{{cite news|url=http://abcnewspapers.com/2012/10/27/ramsey-station-will-be-ready-for-northstar-service-nov-14/|title=Ramsey station will be ready for Northstar service Nov. 14|last=Sakry|first=Tammy|date=October 27, 2012|work=ABC Newspapers.com|publisher=ECM Publishers|accessdate=February 4, 2013}} the station was opened on November 14.{{cite news|url=http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/11/13/new-northstar-rail-station-opens-in-ramsey/|title=New Northstar Rail Station Opens In Ramsey|last=Hudson|first=Bill|date=November 13, 2012|work=CBS Minnesota|accessdate=February 4, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://abcnewspapers.com/2011/11/11/ramsey-to-celebrate-new-rail-station-nov-16/|title=Ramsey to celebrate new rail station Nov. 16|author=Tammy Sakry|work=abcnewspapers.com|date=November 11, 2011|accessdate=November 13, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.metrotransit.org/TransitArticles/Story.aspx?pageid=18&mid=393&articleid=1159|title=Ride Northstar from Ramsey Station starting Nov. 14!|work=metrotransit.org|date=|accessdate=November 2, 2012}} The commuter rail service replaced the Ramsey Star Express commuter bus (route 856) that connected the city to Minneapolis.{{cite web|url=http://abcnewspapers.com/2011/08/17/ramsey-rail-dollars-in-place/|title=Ramsey rail dollars in place|author=Peter Bodley|work=abcnewspapers.com|date=August 17, 2011|accessdate=November 13, 2011}}