Southwest LRT Train Emerges from the Kenilworth Tunnel in Fall

Light rail vehicle enters Kenilworth Tunnel during Southwest LRT Green Line extension testing in Minneapolis.
Light rail vehicle enters Kenilworth Tunnel during Southwest LRT Green Line extension testing in Minneapolis.

A light rail vehicle enters the Kenilworth Tunnel on the Southwest LRT Green Line extension in Minneapolis. The image shows the new below-grade tunnel portal and adjacent tracks as testing proceeds on a section of the line built to carry trains through the Kenilworth corridor. Construction on this segment began in 2018, and the extension is projected to open for passenger service in 2027. Apartment buildings, construction access roads, and fall foliage frame the route near the tunnel entrance.

Photo taken in October 2025.

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