The Metro Green Line Extension will operate on 14.5 miles of double-track from Downtown Minneapolis through the communities of St. Louis Park, Hopkins, Minnetonka, and Eden Prairie, passing near the city of Edina.

The line and its 16 new stations will connect major activity centers in the region, including Downtown Minneapolis, the Opus/Golden Triangle employment area in Minnetonka and Eden Prairie, Downtown Hopkins, Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, the Eden Prairie Center, and the Chain of Lakes. As an extension of the Metro Green Line, it will provide a one-seat ride from Eden Prairie to Downtown St. Paul. It will be part of an integrated system of transitways, including connections to the Metro Blue Line, the NorthStar Commuter Rail line, major bus routes, and proposed future transitways.