MINNEAPOLIS — Commuter rail operator Northstar is ending dedicated service for Minnesota Twins home games this season, citing a withdrawal of funding by one of the three counties involved in the service.
KARE-TV reports Metro Transit, the parent agency for Northstar, as well as light rail and bus service in the Twin Cities area, said Anoka County’s decision led to the end of the service. Northstar’s Twin Cities station is next to Target Field, the Twins’ home.
“Metro Transit would like to be able to provide more Northstar service to Twins games,” the agency wrote in a statement to the TV station. “Unfortunately, Anoka County, the largest county funding partner for Northstar, is withholding their share of Northstar operating funds. As such, we cannot take on additional costs to Northstar service at this time.”
Anoka County said in a statement that Northstar ridership has decreased dramatically because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that it has not had a funding agreement in place with Metro Transit for 2021 or 2022. It says it is currently reviewing figures from Metro Transit for an adjusted subsidy.
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