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{{Infobox rail line|name = --> Metrorail|image = Govtctr.jpg|image_width =|caption =|type = Rapid transit|start = [Palmetto (Metrorail station) (north)|end =
Dadeland South (Metrorail station) (south)|stations = 22|ridership = 62,300|open = May 20, 1984|operator = [Miami-Dade Transit (36 [Kilometre)|tracklength =|notrack =|gauge = |el =
Third rail system located in [Miami, Florida, Florida, United States. Metrorail currently operates on a 22.4 mile rapid transit line, and is currently the only full-scale metro operating in Florida. It began service on
May 20, 1984, servicing Dadeland South north to Overtown/Arena stations. The rest of the stations were opened in two additional phases, in December 1984 and May 1985. The most recent addition to the line,
Palmetto (Metrorail station), opened in May 2003. The majority of the system runs on elevated tracks, but there are some areas which are exceptions. The Metrorail is operated by
Miami-Dade Transit.
Hours of operation
Metrorail runs regularly from 5 a.m. until midnight seven days a week. Trains arrive every six minutes during weekday rush hours, every 8-10 minutes at midday, and every 15-30 minutes after 6 p.m. until midnight. Weekend service runs every 15 minutes until approximately 8 p.m., then every 30 minutes until midnight. For a brief period from 2003 to April 2004 there was 24 hour service; between midnight and 5 a.m., trains arrived every 60 minutes.
A limited-stop bus route, the Route 500 Midnight Owl, operates hourly between 12:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. (with a special northbound trip between Dadeland South and Gov't Center/Downtown Miami on Fridays and Saturdays only), stopping at or near Metrorail stations or transfer points between the Palmetto and Dadeland South Metrorail stations. This bus service replaces 24-hour Metrorail service that was put into place for a brief period after the implementation of the half-penny sales tax initiative, but cancelled due to lack of ridership.
Train and track information
Metrorail runs from the northwest in
Medley, Florida through
Hialeah, Florida, into the city of
Miami, Florida, the downtown area, through Coral Gables, Florida and
South Miami, Florida, and ending in southwest Miami-Dade at Dadeland Mall. There are 22
Accessibility Metrorail stations, one about every 1.25 miles (or 1.9 kilometers). Metrorail connects to the Metromover system at
Government Center (MDT station) and Brickell_%28changeover_station%29 stations and to
South Florida metropolitan area's
Tri-Rail suburban system at the
Tri-Rail and Metrorail transfer station (see below).
Trains are stored at the Palmetto Yard just west of Okeechobee_%28Metrorail_station%29. The yard houses 136 cars built by the now-defunct
Budd Corporation. The cars are identical to those used on the Metro Subway (Baltimore), as the two systems were built at the same time, and the two agencies were able to save money by sharing a single order. Each car's capacity is 166 passengers; each train's top speed is 58 miles per hour. On the 27.4 miles of track are 9 crossovers: between Dadeland South and Dadeland North, between University and Douglas Road *, between Vizcaya and Brickell *, Culmer (east of the station), between Brownsville and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Plaza, Northside (east of the station), Okeechobee (both east and west of the station), and Palmetto (east of the station). (* Indicates crossovers which contain a length of center track capable of storing a 6 car trainset.)
Along the Metrorail system, the tracks are mostly elevated. Three sections are not: under I-95 between Vizcaya and Brickell stations, under I-95 just east of Culmer station, and from just east of the Palmetto Expressway heading west into the Palmetto station and tail track. In each of these cases, the tracks ride on ground level for a brief amount of time.
The platform at each Metrorail station is long enough to accommodate six-car-long trains; the Dadeland North and Government Center station platforms are long enough to accommodate eight-car-long trains. In-service trains are usually either four or six cars long; in the evening it is not uncommon for Miami-Dade Transit to link two out-of-service trains together before returning them to the Palmetto Yard.
Future plans
By 2016, when the Metrorail's Orange Line (MDT) is scheduled for completion, the Metrorail network will serve Miami International Airport, Florida International University and
Dolphin Stadium (see
Orange Line (MDT)). Additional more long-term plans exist to extend metrorail to Coral Gables, western Kendall, and Aventura.
==Stations==
Current stations
Future stations
:(* - Transfer to Tri-Rail Here)
:(** - Transfer to Metromover Here)
Projects
- The Miami-Dade County Government has received federal money in order to purchase new and refurbish old Metrorail and Metromover cars, as they have been operating for more than 20 years.
- The Orange Line (MDT), Metrorail's expansion to North and West Miami-Dade County, will begin construction in mid-to-late 2007, with service on the North Corridor of the line beginning in 2012.
See Also
External Links
- http://www.miamidade.gov/transit/home.asp Miami-Dade Transit
- http://www.miamidade.gov/transit/metrorail.asp Metrorail Homepage
- .
- http://www.miamidade.gov/transit/library/pdfs/corridor/n/master_developer/Forum_Save_The_Date_Flyer.pdf Master Developer Forum flyer - shows names of projected stations on North Corridor Extension
{{Infobox rail line|name = --> Metrorail|image = Govtctr.jpg|image_width =|caption =|type =
Rapid transit|start = [Palmetto (Metrorail station) (north)|end =
Dadeland South (Metrorail station) (south)|stations = 22|ridership = 62,300|open =
May 20,
1984|operator = [Miami-Dade Transit (36 [Kilometre)|tracklength =|notrack =|gauge = |el = Third rail system located in [Miami, Florida,
Florida,
United States. Metrorail currently operates on a 22.4 mile rapid transit line, and is currently the only full-scale metro operating in Florida. It began service on
May 20, 1984, servicing Dadeland South north to Overtown/Arena stations. The rest of the stations were opened in two additional phases, in December 1984 and May 1985. The most recent addition to the line, Palmetto (Metrorail station), opened in May 2003. The majority of the system runs on elevated tracks, but there are some areas which are exceptions. The Metrorail is operated by
Miami-Dade Transit.
Hours of operation
Metrorail runs regularly from 5 a.m. until midnight seven days a week. Trains arrive every six minutes during weekday rush hours, every 8-10 minutes at midday, and every 15-30 minutes after 6 p.m. until midnight. Weekend service runs every 15 minutes until approximately 8 p.m., then every 30 minutes until midnight. For a brief period from 2003 to April 2004 there was 24 hour service; between midnight and 5 a.m., trains arrived every 60 minutes.
A limited-stop bus route, the Route 500 Midnight Owl, operates hourly between 12:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. (with a special northbound trip between Dadeland South and Gov't Center/Downtown Miami on Fridays and Saturdays only), stopping at or near Metrorail stations or transfer points between the Palmetto and Dadeland South Metrorail stations. This bus service replaces 24-hour Metrorail service that was put into place for a brief period after the implementation of the half-penny sales tax initiative, but cancelled due to lack of ridership.
Train and track information
Metrorail runs from the northwest in
Medley, Florida through
Hialeah, Florida, into the city of Miami, Florida, the downtown area, through Coral Gables, Florida and South Miami, Florida, and ending in southwest Miami-Dade at Dadeland Mall. There are 22
Accessibility Metrorail stations, one about every 1.25 miles (or 1.9 kilometers). Metrorail connects to the Metromover system at Government Center (MDT station) and Brickell_%28changeover_station%29 stations and to South Florida metropolitan area's Tri-Rail suburban system at the Tri-Rail and Metrorail transfer station (see below).
Trains are stored at the Palmetto Yard just west of
Okeechobee_%28Metrorail_station%29. The yard houses 136 cars built by the now-defunct
Budd Corporation. The cars are identical to those used on the
Metro Subway (Baltimore), as the two systems were built at the same time, and the two agencies were able to save money by sharing a single order. Each car's capacity is 166 passengers; each train's top speed is 58 miles per hour. On the 27.4 miles of track are 9 crossovers: between Dadeland South and Dadeland North, between University and Douglas Road *, between Vizcaya and Brickell *, Culmer (east of the station), between Brownsville and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Plaza, Northside (east of the station), Okeechobee (both east and west of the station), and Palmetto (east of the station). (* Indicates crossovers which contain a length of center track capable of storing a 6 car trainset.)
Along the Metrorail system, the tracks are mostly elevated. Three sections are not: under I-95 between Vizcaya and Brickell stations, under I-95 just east of Culmer station, and from just east of the Palmetto Expressway heading west into the Palmetto station and tail track. In each of these cases, the tracks ride on ground level for a brief amount of time.
The platform at each Metrorail station is long enough to accommodate six-car-long trains; the Dadeland North and Government Center station platforms are long enough to accommodate eight-car-long trains. In-service trains are usually either four or six cars long; in the evening it is not uncommon for Miami-Dade Transit to link two out-of-service trains together before returning them to the Palmetto Yard.
Future plans
By 2016, when the Metrorail's
Orange Line (MDT) is scheduled for completion, the Metrorail network will serve Miami International Airport,
Florida International University and
Dolphin Stadium (see
Orange Line (MDT)). Additional more long-term plans exist to extend metrorail to Coral Gables, western Kendall, and Aventura.
==Stations==
Current stations
Future stations
:(* - Transfer to Tri-Rail Here)
:(** - Transfer to Metromover Here)
Projects
- The Miami-Dade County Government has received federal money in order to purchase new and refurbish old Metrorail and Metromover cars, as they have been operating for more than 20 years.
- The Orange Line (MDT), Metrorail's expansion to North and West Miami-Dade County, will begin construction in mid-to-late 2007, with service on the North Corridor of the line beginning in 2012.
See Also
External Links
- http://www.miamidade.gov/transit/home.asp Miami-Dade Transit
- http://www.miamidade.gov/transit/metrorail.asp Metrorail Homepage
- .
- http://www.miamidade.gov/transit/library/pdfs/corridor/n/master_developer/Forum_Save_The_Date_Flyer.pdf Master Developer Forum flyer - shows names of projected stations on North Corridor Extension
