Editing Mall of America (section)

==Transit==
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[[File:Mall of America Transit Station Mall Entrance.jpg|thumb|The mall entrance to the transit station]]
In the lower level of the eastern parking ramp is the [[Mall of America station]], the busiest [[transit hub]] in Minnesota with services to and from many destinations in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. The Transit Station contains two stops on the [[Metro (Minnesota)|Metro Network]]: the southern [[Terminal station|terminus]] of the [[Blue Line (Minnesota)|METRO Blue Line]] ([[light rail]]) to [[Downtown Minneapolis]] via MSP Airport and [[Hiawatha Avenue]] (operated by [[Metro Transit (Minnesota)|Metro Transit]]), and the northern terminus of the [[Red Line (Minnesota)|METRO Red Line]] ([[bus rapid transit]]) to [[Apple Valley, Minnesota|Apple Valley]]. The indoor waiting area at Mall of America Transit Station is open daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. [[Metro Transit (Minnesota)|Metro Transit]] and the [[Minnesota Valley Transit Authority|MVTA]] also operate many local [[transit bus|bus]] services to the Transit Station and many area hotels along with the [[Mystic Lake Casino Hotel]] offer [[shuttle bus|free shuttles]] to their establishments.

The mall is not a [[park and ride]] facility, and overnight parking is banned to prevent passengers taking the train to the airport. Commuters are required to use the nearby [[30th Avenue station (Metro Transit)|30th Avenue station]]'s parking ramp. The station underwent a $25&nbsp;million upgrade which was completed in October 2019.<ref name="dedicated">{{cite web |last1=Moore |first1=Janet |title=New $25 million Mall of America transit station set to welcome visitors 'in style' |url=http://www.startribune.com/overhauled-mall-of-america-transit-station-officially-dedicated/567885132/ |work=Star Tribune |access-date=February 27, 2020 |date=February 19, 2020}}</ref><ref name="senate_transit">{{cite web|title=Mall of America Transit Station|url=http://www.senate.mn/committees/2015-2016/3071_Transportation_and_Public_Safety_Budget_Division/SF245-%20MOA_Transit_Station.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104142422/http://www.senate.mn/committees/2015-2016/3071_Transportation_and_Public_Safety_Budget_Division/SF245-%20MOA_Transit_Station.pdf |archive-date=2016-11-04 |url-status=live|website=Senate.MN|publisher=Minnesota Senate|access-date=November 4, 2016}}</ref>