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Northstar to serve all home MN Twins baseball games, 2017

ST. CLOUD (3/24/17) – Northstar Commuter Rail and Northstar Link Commuter Bus will provide service for all Minnesota Twins baseball home games at Target Field, starting with the home opener on April 3.

Northstar Link bus service from St. Cloud and Becker is timed to connect with Northstar Line trains at the Big Lake Station. After the game, at either the scheduled departure times or 30 minutes after the end of the game, fans will be able to board the train to Big Lake where the bus will be waiting to bring them back to Becker or St. Cloud. The northbound train will leave Target Field 30 minutes after fireworks show (instead of last out) on June 16; July 3, 7 & 21; and Aug 4 & 18.

Northstar Link bus rides cost $2.00 one-way. Northstar Line train fares are paid separately. Bus schedules are available on Northstar buses and trains as well as online.

View bus schedule: www.catchthelink.com/schedules/route-887t/.

View train schedule and fares : metrotransit.org/Twins.

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Northstar Scores with Twins Baseball, Link Bus Added to Accommodate High Ridership

Evidence of the rise in popularity for Twins baseball can be seen in the standing-room-only crowd on the Northstar Link Commuter Bus. In response to the demand, an extra southbound bus will be added June 20 to connect people between St. Cloud and the Northstar Commuter Rail service in Big Lake.

Two Northstar Link buses will depart the East St. Cloud Park & Ride Lot on Hwy 10 at 9:20 am to meet the southbound Northstar Commuter Rail train in Big Lake at 10:20 am to bring riders to Target Field by 11:12 am, in time for the 1:10 pm game against the Chicago Cubs.

The extra bus will provide a more comfortable ride for the 40-minute commute between St. Cloud and

Big Lake, according to Stearns County Commissioner Leigh Lenzmeier, chair of the Northstar Corridor Development Authority.

“An extra bus also will improve boarding times and give people time to pay their train fares without delaying the train,” said Commissioner Lenzmeier. “We want the transit experience to be as stress-free and comfortable as possible.”

Additional buses may be added for future games, said Tom Cruikshank, managing director of Operations and Planning for Metro Bus, which operates the Northstar Link bus service.

“We will evaluate the need after the June 20 game,” said Cruikshank.

Northstar Link Bus rides cost $2 one way and are paid for separately from the train ride. Cash fares are purchased on the bus. Credit cards are accepted online or at the Metro Bus Transit Center at 510 1st St. S., St. Cloud.