North metro official questions decision to end Northstar Commuter Rail

Name: North metro official questions decision to end Northstar Commuter Rail
Uploaded: 2025-10-27T18:49:00-0500
Duration: 1 min 34 s
Description: It's nearly the end of the line for the Northstar Commuter Rail that connects downtown Minneapolis to the north metro. The latest numbers show it costs nearly $12 million to run the rail line. In 2023, it only generated around $325,000 and less than 100,000 used it. But some cities want to slow the planned shutdown. Photojournalist Nick Lunemann went to Anoka to find out why.

It's nearly the end of the line for the Northstar Commuter Rail that connects downtown Minneapolis to the north metro. The latest numbers show it costs nearly $12 million to run the rail line. In 2023, it only generated around $325,000 and less than 100,000 used it. But some cities want to slow the planned shutdown. Photojournalist Nick Lunemann went to Anoka to find out why.