Metrorail (Miami-Dade County)

Metrorail
A northbound Orange Line train arriving at Miami International Airport
Overview
Owner	Miami-Dade Transit
Locale	Miami-Dade County, Florida, U.S.
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	2 (Green/Orange Line)
Number of stations	23
Daily ridership	51,500 (weekdays, Q1 2024)[1]
Annual ridership	13,439,300 (2023)[2]
Chief executive	Eulois Cléckley
Website	miamidade.gov/transit
Operation
Began operation	May 20, 1984; 40 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) [a]
Technical
System length	24.4 mi (39.3 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Third rail, 750 V DC[3]
Average speed	27–31 mph (43–50 km/h)[4]
Top speed	58 mph (93 km/h)[4]
System map Show interactive map Show static map Legend ■ Palmetto Miami Canal ■ Okeechobee ■ Hialeah Tri-Rail to Mangonia Park ■ Tri-Rail ■ Northside ■ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza ■ Brownsville Hialeah Market Miami River ■ Miami Int'l Airport ■■ Earlington Heights ■■ Allapattah ■■ Santa Clara ■■ Civic Center I-395 ■■ Culmer I-95 ■■ Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre Metromover to School Board ■■ Government Center Miami River ■■ Brickell Metromover to Financial District I-95 ■■ Vizcaya ■■ Coconut Grove ■■ Douglas Road ■■ University ■■ South Miami ■■ Dadeland North ■■ Dadeland South South Dade TransitWay ■ Green Line ■ Orange Line All stations are accessible This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram

Metrorail is a rapid transit system in Miami and Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of 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 Miami International Airport, the Health District, 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. In 2023, the system had 13,439,300 rides, and about 51,500 per day in the first quarter of 2024.

In 2012, Metrorail opened its 23rd station, Miami International Airport station, at Miami International Airport (MIA), beginning service on a newly created 16-station Orange Line between the MIA and Dadeland South stations. The new line has helped increase ridership significantly, adding millions of riders per year^[5] and allowing residents and visitors alike direct access from MIA to Downtown Miami, as well as greater connectivity between various modes of transit throughout Miami-Dade County. The station provides direct service to Tri-Rail commuter rail, Greyhound Lines intercity bus, and the Rental Car Center.

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