Northstar Commuter Rail Grand Opening Celebrations

Grand opening celebrations are being planned at stations along the Northstar Line on Saturday, Nov. 14. There will be food, entertainment and speakers are planned at each stations. A limited number of free round trip train rides will be available. More than 1,700 free rides for Nov. 14 were awarded through a online lottery earlier this month.

No train ride will be provided at Target Field on Nov. 14, but tours will be available.

• Big Lake:
  9 am - 12:30 p.m.
  Speakers: 9:45 a.m.
  Free Rides (Train leaves at 11:35 a.m.)
• Elk River Station:
  10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  Speakers: 11:30 a.m.
  Free Rides (Train leaves at 1:05 p.m.)
• Anoka Station
  11:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
  Speakers: 12:30 p.m.
  Free Rides (Train leaves at 2:15p.m.)
• Coon Rapids-Riverdale Station
  1-4 p.m.
  Speakers: 2 p.m.
  Frees Rides (Train leaves at 3:35 p.m.)
• Fridley Station
  8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
  Speakers: 9:30 a.m.
  Free Rides (Train leaves at 11 a.m.)
• Target Field Station
  10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  Speakers 10:30 a.m.
  Northstar train tours 11: a.m. - 5 p.m.