Mall Of America Station Opens With New Escalators

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com MALL OF AMERICA STATION OPENS WITH NEW ESCALATORS Minneapolis/St. Paul's Metro Transit opened the Mall of America station in Bloomington, Minnesota, on February 14, following more than a year of renovation. The US$25-million project for the station, on the east side of the megamall, now serves passengers for the Blue Line light rail; Red Line rapid bus; and nine local bus routes, with more to be added, Star Tribune reported. The largest transit hub in the state now boasts escalators that deposit transit passengers directly inside the mall, as opposed to requiring them to walk outside before entering. Approximately 44 million customers visit the mall annually, with nearly 3 million using the station and transit as their entry point. Image credit: courtesy of Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Transit To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes │ Google Play | SoundCloud │ Stitcher │ TuneIn