The North Corridor Metrorail extension, which is underway, is expected to follow a similar style to the existing route. All stations are equipped with escalators and elevators. Dadeland North and Government Center stations have been built with eight-car platforms. The latest extension to be completed was a 2.3km northbound line from Okeechobee to Palmetto – the latter also the location of the train maintenance and storage yard.Īll trains are formed into either four or six-car trains, and to accommodate them, all stations have been built to hold at least a six-car formation. In May 1985 the main route was extended north again from Okeechobee. The first section between Dadeland South and Overtown opened in May 1984, followed quickly by an extension north from Overtown to Earlington Heights in December of the same year. "The MIC is the 23rd Metrorail station and will be a central transport hub in the future." The system carries around 50,000 passengers per day. Only 2km is built at grade, and a total of 22 stations have been built along the route with a gap of roughly 1.6km between each stop. The existing Metrorail system is a 36km railway, running on an elevated alignment for the majority of its distance. With the completion of this project the county will have a rapid transit connection to its airports. The MIC is the 23rd Metrorail station and will be a central transport hub in the future. The MIC will be connected to the airport through an automated people mover. The link is scheduled to start its operations in April 2012. The Miami International Airport Link will connect the stations. A new station will also be built at NW 103rd Street.Ĭonstruction of a 2.4-mile Metrorail extension project between Earlington Heights Station and the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC) began in May 2009. The terminal at NW 215th will have an interface to Broward county in the future. The extension line will run north from a junction with the existing route at Dr Martin Luther King Jr Metrorail station to NW 215th Street, just south of Florida’s turnpike. It is a double-track, heavy-rail extension of the metrorail system. The North Corridor Extension project includes construction of a new elevated Orange line of 15km (9.2 miles). A $1m grant has also been provided by the US House of Representatives, taken from federal funds to allow construction to take place. This will contribute towards the construction of Metrorail’s North Corridor Extension. Following a public vote, a decision was made for a half-cent sales tax to be introduced to provide funding for public transport improvements.
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