Earlington Heights station is a station on the
Metrorail rapid transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be c ...
system in
Brownsville, Florida. This station is located at the intersection of Northwest 21st Avenue and the
Airport Expressway (SR 112). The Metrorail Orange Line creation and extension of the metro to
Miami International Airport
Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically as Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the greater Miami metropolitan area with over 1,000 daily flights to 167 domestic and international destinations, including most co ...
(MIA) began construction from this rail station in May 2009, completed in July 2012. Passenger service between MIA, through
Downtown Miami
Downtown Miami is the urban city center of Miami, Florida. The city's greater downtown region consists of the Central Business District, Brickell, the Historic District, Government Center, the Arts & Entertainment District, and Park West. It ...
, and to the southern
Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...
suburb of
Kendall opened in Summer 2012.
Station layout
![Earlington Heights sign](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Earlington_Heights_sign.jpg)
The station has two tracks served by an
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
.
Places of interest
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Miami International Airport
Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically as Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the greater Miami metropolitan area with over 1,000 daily flights to 167 domestic and international destinations, including most co ...
(via the Orange Line)
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Brownsville
*Allapattah
*Historic
Miami Jackson High School
*Earlington Heights Elementary
References
External links
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MDT – Metrorail Stationsentrance from Google Maps Street View
{{South Florida rail metro system
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