After taking a gander at passenger demand, Metro Transit is extending its New Year’s Eve light-rail schedule so the final trains of the night leave downtown St. Paul and downtown Minneapolis past midnight.

The schedule had initially called for the final light-rail departures of 2023 to roll out around 11:15 p.m. from the downtown St. Paul Union Depot and Target Field in downtown Minneapolis.

Under a new schedule announced Saturday evening, the last westbound Green Line train will leave Union Depot at 12:30 a.m., and the last eastbound Green Line train will leave Target Field at the same time.

The northbound Blue Line will leave the Mall of America Station at 12:09 a.m., and the southbound Blue Line will leave Target Field at 12:30 a.m.

In addition, there are 19 bus routes that offer service after midnight.

After 6 p.m. Sunday, rides on all bus and train routes will be offered free to passengers as part of the Miller Lite Free Ride promotion.

More information is online at metrotransit.org.

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