MVTA service schedules adjust in September
Aug 12, 2024 1:02 pm
Updates will occur on Sept. 3 and Sept. 9
Sept. 3 changes: Routes affected: 465, 475, 497, 499
Route 497 and Route 499 – Shakopee local routes
Sept. 3 Route 497 and Route 499 pocket schedule
The following trips will be added on weekdays:
– 497 Eastbound: 7:04 a.m., 9:04 a.m., 11:04 a.m., 7:04 p.m., 9:04 p.m.
– 497 Westbound: 6:36 a.m., 8:36 a.m., 6:36 p.m., 8:36 p.m.
– 499 Eastbound: 7:36 a.m., 9:36 a.m., 11:36 a.m., 1:36 p.m., 3:36 p.m., 5:36 p.m., 7:36 p.m.
– 499 Westbound: 6:34 a.m., 8:34 a.m., 10:34 a.m., 12:34 p.m., 1:34 p.m., 3:34 p.m., 5:34 p.m., 7:27 p.m.
St. Francis hospital routing – Route 499 will no longer have direct service to St. Francis Hospital. Route 497 will only have service on eastbound trips. The H patterns for both routes will no longer be in service. In addition, routing in and out of St. Francis Hospital has been changed. As a result, the St. Francis Hospital stop will be located on the south side of St. Francis Avenue.
Route 499 updates – Mystic Lake Casino, Shakopee High School, and Southwest Metro Intermediate School will be added as stops on Route 499.
Service to Shakopee High School will go until 5:26 p.m. on weekdays. Trips with High School service will be labeled with an “S” pattern. As a part of this change, Route 499 will no longer serve St. Francis Hospital.
Timetable changes will be made as a result.
Shakopee Walmart Stop and routing change – Route 499 will add a stop inside the Shakopee Walmart lot, allowing for direct access to the Walmart. With the new stop, the Old Carriage Rd AX Walmart Driveway SW Corner stop will be removed.
Route 465, Route 475 – U of M express routes
Sept. 3 Route 465 pocket schedule
Sept. 3 Route 475 pocket schedule
With the start of fall classes at the University of Minnesota, trips will be added back to Route 465 and Route 475.
The following trips will be added back on weekdays to Route 465, which runs between Burnsville Transit Station and the U of M:
Route 465 Northbound: 8:40 a.m., 9:20 a.m., 9:40 a.m., 10:40 a.m., 11:40 a.m., 12:40 p.m., 1:40 p.m.
Route 465 Southbound: 10:05 a.m., 11:05 a.m., 12:05 p.m., 1:05 p.m., 2:05 p.m., 3:05 p.m., 5:35 p.m., 5:55 p.m., 6:40 p.m., 7:35 p.m.
The following trips will be added back on weekdays to Route 475, which runs between Apple Valley Transit Station/Cedar Grove Transit Station and the U of M:
Route 475 Northbound: 11:49 a.m.
Route 475 Southbound: 11:05 a.m.
Sept. 9 changes
Routes affected: 420, 440, 445, 446, 460, 470, 480, 484, 489, 490, 493, 495
Route 420 – Apple Valley Transit/ Rosemount Transit local route
Sept. 9 Route 420 pocket schedule
Trips will be added to Route 420 on weekdays to provide increased frequency.
– 420 Eastbound: 6:44 a.m., 8:44 a.m., 10:44 a.m., 12:44 p.m., 2:44 p.m., 7:44 p.m.
– 420 Westbound: 9:18 a.m., 11:18 a.m., 1:18 p.m., 3:18 p.m., 6:18 p.m., 8:18 p.m.
Route 440 – Apple Valley – MN Zoo – Cedar Grove Transit – VA Medical local route
Sept. 9 Route 440 pocket schedule
Southbound routing on Route 440 between the VA Medical Center and Cedar Grove Transit Station on 440V trips has been changed. No stops are impacted.
Route 445 – YMCA Eagan – Eagan Transit Station – Cedar Grove Transit local route
Sept. 9 Route 445 pocket schedule
The Thomson Reuters Main Entrance stop has been removed from weekday Route 445 Eastbound trips. 445 riders whose destination is 610 Opperman Drive may either use a new stop at Argenta Trail at Dodd Road or use MVTA Connect for direct 610 Opperman service.
Weekday Route 445 westbound trips have been moved to be slightly earlier to improve transfer connections. Trips on 445 Westbound trips may be up to six minutes earlier.
Route 446 – Eagan Transit Station to 46th Street Station local route
Sept. 9 Route 446 pocket schedule
Weekday Route 446 northbound trips have been moved to be slightly earlier to improve transfer connections. Trips on 446 Southbound may be up to 3 minutes earlier.
Routes 460, 480, 484, 489, 493, 495
Sept. 9 Route 460 pocket schedule
Sept. 9 Route 480 pocket schedule
Sept. 9 Route 484 pocket schedule
Sept. 9 Route 489 pocket schedule
Sept. 9 Route 493 pocket schedule
Sept. 9 Route 495 pocket schedule
Stop times on these routes have had minor adjustments to improve schedule reliability. Riders can expect a slight change of departure and arrival times.
Route 470 – Eagan Transit Station- Minneapolis express route
Sept. 9 Route 470 pocket schedule
A 470 southbound trip will be added on weekdays to provide an additional option out of downtown Minneapolis. The following trip will be added:
– 470 Southbound: 6:05 p.m.
Route 490 – Prior Lake – Southbridge Park and Ride – Minneapolis – U of M express
Sept. 9 Route 490 pocket schedule
A trip will be added to route 490 on weekdays to provide additional late trip options. The following trip will be added:
490 Northbound: 10:07 a.m. (U pattern ending at the University of Minnesota)
Stop times have had minor adjustments to improve schedule reliability. Riders can expect a slight change of departure and arrival times.
