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• • Table 6.1 shows the characteristics of the routes serving Lino Lakes. Table 6.1 Characteristics of the Transit Routes Serving Lino Lakes Route Provider Type Cities Served M -F Hours Sat Hours Sun Hours Frequency 250 Metro Transit Express Lino Lakes, 95th Ave Park & Ride Minneapolis 5 AM — 9 AM 1 PM — 10 PM None None 5 -30 minutes 255 First Student Express Shoreview, St Paul 6:50 AM — 8:20 PM 3:30 PM — 5:10 PM None None 30 minutes 262 First Student Express Lino Lakes, Blaine, St Paul 5:50 AM — 8:00 PM 4:00 PM — 6:15 PM None None 30 minutes 275 First Student Express Lino Lakes, White Bear Lake, St Paul 6:30 AM — 8:30 PM 4:00 PM — 6:00 PM None None 30 minutes Metro Transit operates only one route in the vicinity of Lino Lakes, Route 250, which provides frequent service to downtown Minneapolis and also provides three trips in the 'reverse commute' direction in the morning and four in the afternoon. First Student provides service to downtown St. Paul using three routes but less overall service. There are no 'reverse commute' runs from downtown St Paul. Route 250 not only provides service to downtown Minneapolis but also provides connections to the Hiawatha LRT line and Metro Transit's entire network of buses operating through the downtown area. Likewise, the First Student express buses provide connections to Metro Transit routes operating through downtown St Paul. Express Routes Express service, which operates during peak periods, is designed to serve commuters who live in the suburban area and work in the Central Cities, primarily downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul. Most of these routes start at a park and ride and /or transit station and operate closed door to the downtown area. • Metro Transit Route 250 Route 250 is an express route that connects the 95th Avenue Transit Station in Blaine to downtown Minneapolis with 28 trips inbound in the morning peak period and 28 trips outbound in the afternoon peak period. Most of the trips originate and terminate at the 95th Avenue Transit Station at the intersection of 95th Avenue and I -35W, and operate closed door to downtown Minneapolis. Three of the runs in the morning begin at the park and ride at the intersection of Naples Street NE and Flowerfield Road in the City of Lexington. Five runs return to this location in the afternoon. Four runs in the morning and four in the afternoon serve a shared use park and ride at Saint Joseph's Church in Lino Lakes. Both of these route variations also serve the 95th Avenue park and ride. Although, only the buses that serve the St Joseph's Church park and ride actually enter the City, Route 250 represents the primary express transit service to downtown Minneapolis for residents of Lino Lakes. 6 -23