Metrorail metro station | |||||||||||||||
University station during morning commute, December 2013
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Location | 5400 Ponce de Leon Boulevard Coral Gables, Florida 33146 |
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Coordinates | 25°42′53″N 80°16′36″W / 25.71472°N 80.27667°WCoordinates: 25°42′53″N 80°16′36″W / 25.71472°N 80.27667°W | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | Miami-Dade County | ||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Connections |
Metrobus: 48, 56, 500 UM 'Canes Shuttle |
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Parking | Park and ride (401 spaces) | ||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Rack | ||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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Station code | UNV | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | May 20, 1984 | ||||||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||||||
Passengers (2012) | 636,000 16% | ||||||||||||||
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University station is a station on the Metrorail rapid transit system at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. This station, opened to service May 20, 1984, is located along Ponce de Leon Boulevard at the intersection of South Dixie Highway (US 1) and Mariposa Court. The stop provides particular convenience to UM students, staff, and resident physicians traveling between the Coral Gables campus, the medical campus at the UM/Jackson Memorial Medical Center at Civic Center station in the Civic Center Health District, and direct access to Downtown Miami and Miami International Airport.