Opa-locka station is a

Tri-Rail Tri-Rail is a commuter rail line linking Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach in Florida, United States. The ''Tri'' prefix in the name refers to the three counties served by the railroad: Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade. Tri-Rail i ...

commuter rail Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter rail systems are con ...

station in

Opa-locka, Florida Opa-locka is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,463, up from 15,219 in 2010. The city was developed by Glenn Curtiss. Developed based on a ''One Thousand and One Nights'' theme, Op ...

. Parking is available at this station, which is located near the intersection of Ali Baba Avenue and Sharazad Boulevard. The current station opened for service in 1996 directly adjacent to the former Opa-locka Seaboard Air Line Railway Station.

Historic station

The

Seaboard Air Line Railroad The Seaboard Air Line Railroad , which styled itself "The Route of Courteous Service," was an American railroad which existed from April 14, 1900, until July 1, 1967, when it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, its longtime rival, t ...

depot in is located at 490 Ali Baba Avenue. Constructed in 1927, the station house is typical of the

Moorish Revival architecture Moorish Revival or Neo-Moorish is one of the exotic revival architectural styles that were adopted by architects of Europe and the Americas in the wake of Romanticist Orientalism. It reached the height of its popularity after the mid-19th centur ...

prevalent throughout the city of Opa-locka. On June 25, 1987, it was added to the

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National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

. This property is part of the

Opa-locka Thematic Resource Area The Opa-locka Thematic Resource Area is a group of thematically-related historic sites in Opa-locka, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The area comprises 20 surviving Moorish Revival buildings which are listed on the National Registe ...

, a multiple-property submission to the National Register.

Station layout

The station has two

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

s with a small parking lot and

bus bay A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for ...

s west of the southbound platform and a crossover accessing the northbound platform.

Gallery

File:Opa Locka FL RR station01.jpg, View from the parking lot File:Opa Locka FL RR station03.jpg, View of the overpass File:Opa Locka FL RR station04.jpg, View of the old station from the current station File:Opa Locka FL RR station05.jpg, View of the Tri-Rail platforms File:Opa Locka FL old RR station02.jpg, North view of the old station File:Opa Locka FL old RR station07.jpg, West view of the old station File:Opa-locka SAL station south.jpg, South view of the old station File:Opa Locka FL old RR station03.jpg, East view of the old station

References

External links

South Florida Regional Transportation Authority - Opa-locka stationStation from Google Maps Street View

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National Register of Historic Places

Opa-locka railroad station
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Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
Tri-Rail stations in Miami-Dade County, Florida Railway stations in the United States opened in 1995 Opa-locka, Florida 1995 establishments in Florida Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida Seaboard Air Line Railroad stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1927 National Register of Historic Places in Miami-Dade County, Florida Transportation buildings and structures in Miami-Dade County, Florida {{Florida-railstation-stub