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Metrorail (Miami)

Metrorail
Miami-Dade County logo since 1985
Metrorail livery circa 2011
A northbound Green Line train arriving at Government Center with Downtown Miami skyscrapers in the background
Overview
Locale Miami-Dade County
Transit type Rapid transit
Number of lines
Number of stations 23
Daily ridership 78,100 (Feb 2014)
Annual ridership 21.275 million (2013)
Website Metrorail
Operation
Began operation May 20, 1984; 32 years ago (1984-05-20)
Operator(s) Miami-Dade Transit (MDT)
Train length 4 or 6 car trainsets
Headway 5* – 10 minutes (rush hour);
7½* – 15 (off peak);
15* – 30 (late nights)
Technical
System length 24.4 mi (39.3 km)
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification Third rail (700 V DC)
Average speed 27–31 mph (43–50 km/h)
Top speed 58 mph (93 km/h)
System map

Metrorail (Miami-Dade County) system map.svg


Metrorail (Miami-Dade County) system map.svg

Metrorail, colloquially called the Metro, is the heavy rail rapid transit system of Miami and Miami-Dade County, Florida. Metrorail is operated by Miami-Dade Transit (MDT), a departmental agency of Miami-Dade County. Opened in 1984, it is Florida's only rapid transit metro system, and is currently composed of two lines of 23 stations on 24.4 miles (39.3 km) of standard gauge track.

Metrorail serves the urban core of Miami, connecting the urban centers of Miami International Airport, the Civic Center, Downtown Miami, and Brickell with the northern developed neighborhoods of Hialeah and Medley to the northwest, and to suburban The Roads, Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, and South Miami, ending at urban Dadeland in Kendall. Metrorail connects to the Metromover in Downtown, which provides metro service to the entirety of Downtown and Brickell. Additionally, it connects to South Florida's commuter rail system at Tri-Rail Station, as well as Metrobus routes at all stations. Together with Metromover, the system has seen steady ridership growth per annum, with an average of 105,500 daily passengers in 2013.


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