Crime & Safety

Demonstrators Shut Down Light Rail At Fort Snelling

The group was protesting ICE deportations.

UPDATE 10:30 a.m. — Blue Line train service is resuming at all stations. Expect residual delays as transit officials work to get back on schedule.


MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Due to demonstrations blocking the Light Rail tracks at Fort Snelling, buses are replacing trains at these stations:

  • Terminal 2 (transfer between buses and trains)
  • Fort Snelling
  • VA Medical Center
  • 50th St
  • 46th St (transfer between buses and trains)

A shuttle train is operating between Terminal 2 and Terminal 1 to accommodate customers. The group was protesting ICE deportations.

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