South Miami station is a station on the
Metrorail
METRORail is the light rail system in Houston, Texas (United States). In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . METRORail ranks as the second most-traveled light rail system in the Southern United States and the 12th ...
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
South Miami, Florida
South Miami is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida in the Miami metropolitan area. The population was 11,657 at the 2010 census and as of 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, was 11,911.
South Miami's central business district is direct ...
. This station is located at the intersection of
South Dixie Highway (
US 1
U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, making i ...
) and
Sunset Drive (SW 72nd Street/
SR 986), two blocks west of
Red Road (West 57th Avenue). It opened to service May 20, 1984.
South Miami provides access to
The Shops at Sunset Place
The Shops at Sunset Place is an outdoor shopping mall in South Miami, Florida at the intersection of Dixie Highway (US 1) and Red Road (West 57th Avenue). The mall opened in 1999 and is owned by Federal Realty, Grass River Property, and Comras Co ...
, as well as a number of local hospitals.
Station layout
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 ...
, with a parking garage immediately west of the platform.
References
External links
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MDT – Metrorail StationsStation 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