Tri-Rail and Metrorail Transfer station

Tri-Rail and Metrorail Transfer station is a Metrorail and Tri-Rail interchange station in Hialeah, Florida, northwest of the city of Miami proper.

Metrorail Transfer
  
Tri-Rail
Metrorail metro station
SFRTA Tri-Rail commuter rail station
View of entire station, with the Tri-Rail station foreground and the Metrorail line elevated in background
LocationMetrorail:
1125 East 25th Street,
Hialeah, Florida
Tri-Rail:
2567 East 11th Avenue,
Hialeah, Florida
Coordinates25°50′43″N 80°15′34″W
Platforms4 side platforms (2 on each level)
Tracks4 (2 on each level)
Connections Metrobus: 42, L (112)
Construction
Platform levels2
ParkingPark and ride
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeTRI (Metrorail)
Fare zoneMiami Airport to Golden Glades (Tri-Rail)
History
OpenedMarch 6, 1989
Passengers
2011440,000 2% (Metrorail)
Services
Preceding station Tri-Rail Following station
Hialeah Market Tri-Rail Opa-locka
Preceding station Miami-Dade Transit Following station
Northside Green Line Hialeah
toward Palmetto
Future services
Preceding station Tri-Rail Following station
Downtown Miami
Terminus
Downtown Miami Link
(TBD)
Opa-locka

This station is located near the intersection of East 25th Street and 11th Avenue, officially opening to service March 6, 1989. The station was built as a connection for the Tri-Rail and Metrorail rail systems. Though the Amtrak station, which is served by the Silver Meteor and Silver Star, is located only a few blocks away, it is not officially connected to this station. It is scheduled to be moved to the new Miami Airport station by late 2018, delayed several years due to a platform length issue, where it will connect with Tri-Rail and Metrorail closer to downtown. While the airport station creates a slightly better Tri-Rail/Metrorail transfer, both will be usurped by the opening of MiamiCentral with Brightline and Tri-Rail service in Government Center, directly in Downtown Miami.

Station layout

Metrorail arriving on the upper level of the station.

The Metrorail platforms are directly to the southbound Tri-Rail platform at the south end of the complex. Access between Tri-Rail platforms is available via an elevated overpass over the tracks at the north end of the complex. and easy access to the upper level, which serves Metrorail.

The station can be highly congested during rush hour, being one of the busiest Tri-Rail stations, though it is among the lowest ridership for Metrorail. Most of the congestion was relieved with the opening of the Tri-Rail portion of Miami Airport station in 2015, which facilitates a closer rapid transit point to the central business district.

2F Side platform
Southbound      Green Line toward Dadeland South (Northside)
Northbound      Green Line toward Palmetto (Hialeah)
Side platform
M Mezzanine Crossover between Ti-Rail platforms
G Side platform
Track 1      Tri-Rail toward Miami Airport (Hialeah Market)
Track 2      Tri-Rail toward Mangonia Park (Opa-locka)
Side platform
Street level Exit/entrance, buses, parking


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