Dadeland North station is a station on the Metrorail

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system in the

Dadeland Dadeland is a commercial district and urban neighborhood similar to an edge city, amid the sprawling metropolitan Miami suburbs of Kendall, Glenvar Heights, and Pinecrest, in the U.S. state of Florida, at the end of the Metrorail line. Histor ...

district of Glenvar Heights, Florida. This station is located at the intersection of South Dixie Highway (

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) and Southwest 83rd Street on the Snapper Creek, two blocks north of Kendall Drive and two blocks south from the US 1– Snapper Creek Expressway (SR 878) junction. It opened to service May 20, 1984. It is located along the border of Kendall and Glenvar Heights, two

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. The station is in both areas.Metrorail Stations
" Miami-Dade County. Retrieved on January 3, 2015. "Dadeland North ..tation Address: 8300 South Dixie Highway" Dadeland North serves the communities of

, Glenvar Heights, Kendall, and Pinecrest, as well as serving the

Dadeland Station Dadeland Station is a lifestyle shopping center located in Dadeland, Florida in the metropolitan Miami suburb of Glenvar Heights, near the border with Kendall. It is located immediately across the Snapper Creek and within walking distance of ...

and Dadeland Mall shopping centers. Dadeland North over Snapper Creek

Station layout

The station has two tracks served by an

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, with a parking garage immediately west of the platform.

References

External links

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MDT – Metrorail Stations

entrance from Google Maps Street View
{{Kendall, Florida Green Line (Metrorail) Orange Line (Metrorail) Metrorail (Miami-Dade County) stations in Miami-Dade County, Florida Railway stations in the United States opened in 1984 1984 establishments in Florida Kendall, Florida