I-Hiawatha Light Rail Line yokuxhuma iNdawo yokuThagetha edolobheni laseMinneapolis ne-Minneapolis-St. I-Paul International Airport kanye ne-Mall of America, eyavulwa ngo-2004, iye yaphindiselwa eMetro Blue Line kusukela ngo-2013.
Zonke izitimela ze-Blue Line zinezimoto ezintathu. Isitimela sihlanganisa iziteshi ezingu-19 (kufaka phakathi eyodwa enezingxenye ezimbili zamapulatifomu) ngaphezulu kwamamayela angu-12 futhi ungathola kusuka ku-Target Field kuya eMall of America (noma ngokuphambene nalokho) kumaminithi angaphezu kwengu-40.
Umzila uqhutshwa yiMetro Transit, ophinde agijime amabhasi aseTwin Cities kanye nomzila wesitimela omusha we-METRO Green Line, iziteshi zokuxhuma edolobheni ukuya eNyuvesi yaseM Minnesota naseSt. Paul.
I-Blue Line izitimela zigijima amahora angu-20 ngosuku, futhi zivalelwe phakathi kwamahora ka-1 ekuseni no-5 ekuseni, ngaphandle kwamasevisi amabili eMinneapolis-St.Paul International Airport. Phakathi kwesiteshi sokugcina 1-Lindbergh ne-Terminal 2-Humphrey, insizakalo inikezwa amahora angu-24 ngosuku.
Izitimela zihamba njalo ngemizuzu engu-10-15.
Umzila ube yimpumelelo enkulu kuMetro Transit.
Umzila weBlue Line
Umzila uqala eMinnesota Twins ballpark, Target Field, entshonalanga yeDowntown Minneapolis . Umzila ugijima esigodini seWarehouse, edolobheni, esedlule i-US Bank Stadium, nangomgwaqo weCedar-Riverside. Khona-ke umzila ulandela i-Hiawatha Avenue ngokusebenzisa iMidtown kuya eHiawatha Park ne-Fort Snelling, bese uya eMinneapolis-St. I-Paul International Airport kanye neMall of America.
Iziteshi
Ukugijima ukusuka enyakatho eningizimu, izitezi ziyi:
- Field Target, Platform 1
- Field Target, Platform 2
- I-Warehouse District / Hennepin Ave
- I-Nicollet Mall
- UHulumeni Plaza
- US Bank Stadium
- I-Cedar-Riverside
- Franklin Ave
- Ichibi St./Midtown
- 38th St.
- 46th St.
- 50th St./Minnehaha Park
- Isikhungo sezokwelapha se-VA
- Fort Snelling
- I-MSP Airport Terminal 1-Lindbergh
- I-MSP Airport Terminal 2-Humphrey
- I-American Blvd.
- Bloomington Central
- 28th Ave.
- IMall of America
Ukuthenga ithikithi
Thenga ithikithi ngaphambi kokugibela isitimela. Iziteshi azitholakali futhi zinezikhwama zokwenza ithikithi ezizenzakalelayo ezithatha ukheshi, amakhadi esikweletu, kanye namakhadi we-debit. Ungathenga futhi ithikithi kuhlelo lokusebenza lwe-Metro Transit ku-smartphone yakho.
Abagibeli bangase bakhokhele ukuhamba okukodwa, noma ukhethe ukudlula usuku lonke.
Ukuhamba okukodwa kwesitimela kuyafana nokuhamba kwebhasi. Kusukela ngoJanuwari 2018, ukuhamba nge-$ 2.50 ngesikhathi samahora okushisa (ngoMsombuluko kuya ngoLwesihlanu, ngo-6 kuya ku-9 ekuseni nango-3 kuya ku-6: 30 ntambama, kungabalwa amaholide) noma i-$ 2 ngezikhathi ezithile. Ngaphandle kwesikhathi samahora okuphuthumayo, izinkokhelo ezincishisiwe zinikezwa abadala, abasha, abanikazi bamakhadi aseMedicaid, nabantu abakhubazekile.
I-Go-To amakhadi isebenza ngokusemthethweni kumatekisi. Ungakwazi ukulayisha la makhadi avuseleleka ngenani elibekiwe le dollar, inombolo ekhethiwe yokugibela, ukudlula kwamalanga amaningi, noma inhlanganisela yezinketho ezimbalwa.
Abahloli bamathikithi bahlola ngamathikithi amathikithi abagibeli, futhi ukuhamba ngaphandle kwetikithi kunamathela kakhulu ($ 180 kusukela ngoJanuwari 2018).
Izizathu Zokusebenzisa I-Rail Rail Line
Njengoba ukupaka eDowntown Minneapolis kuhlale kubiza, abagibeli basebenzisa isitimela sokukhanya ukuze bafike emsebenzini.
Izihambeli ezikhangayo zaseDowntown eMinneapolis ezifana neTalk Field, i-US Bank Stadium, isikhungo se-Target, ne-Guthrie Theatre bathola isitimela sokukhanya esilungile.
Ngokuvamile eshibhile ukushayela esiteshini sepaki nokugibela ngepaki yokupaka mahhala futhi ugibele isitimela kunokupaka eDowntown Minneapolis. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulu kulabo abaya emdlalweni noma umcimbi lapho amazinga okupaka azobe eseqashwe.
Imizila eminingi yamabhasi ihlelwe isikhathi sokuhlangabezana namathrekhi ukwenza ukuhamba okulula kubagibeli abahlali eduze nesiteshi.
Ipaki nokuhamba
Iziteshi ezimbili e-Blue Line zinezindawo zokupaka mahhala ezingu-2,600. Iziteshi ziyi:
- 28th Avenue, Bloomington: izikhala ezingu-1,598 zitholakala emabhuloki amathathu empumalanga yeMall of America (28th Ave. S. ngo-82nd St.)
- I-Fort Snelling: izikhala ezingu-1,073 ziyatholakala ku-Exit Hwy. 55 eBloomington Rd., Landela izimpawu zokupaka (eningizimu nasentshonalanga ye-Whipple Building)
Ukupaka ukulala ebusuku akuvumelekile, noma ungathola izikhala ezimbalwa ezikhethiwe ukupaka ebusuku kuphela.
Awekho iPark neRide yokupaka eMall of America. Izindawo zokupaka ezinkulu zizama, kepha uzothola ithikithi uma ubona ukupaka bese ushiya esitimeleni. I-park yesiteshi se-28 Street and ride lot iyinhloko emithathu empumalanga ye-Mall.
Ukuphepha Emakilasini
Izitimela ezihamba kancane zihamba ngokushesha kakhulu kunezitimela zomgwaqo, kufika ku-40 mph. Ngakho-ke akubuwula kakhulu ukuzama ukugijima izithiyo.
Abashayeli kufanele babheke abahamba ngezinyawo, abagibeli, namabhasi eziteshini.
Dlulisa amathrekhi kuphela kumaphoyinti okuwela aqokiwe. Qaphela ngokucophelela ukuwela amathrekhi. Bheka izindlela zombili futhi ulalele izibani zesitimela, izimpondo, nezinsimbi. Uma ubona isitimela esizayo, silinde ukuthi sidlule, futhi uqinisekise ukuthi esinye isitimela asiza ngaphambi kokuwela.