AirportLink (Miami)

AirportLink (Orange Line)

File:AirportLink logo.svg
Overview
Number of lines	Orange Line
Number of stations	16
Website	Metrorail's Orange Line
Operation
Operator(s)	Miami-Dade Transit (MDT)

AirportLink is an extended segment of the Miami Metrorail transit system that expanded the system from the existing Earlington Heights Station to the Miami Central Station, which was completed in 2012. The Orange line has 16 stations from Kendall through Downtown Miami as well as a direct connection to Miami International Airport at Central Station via the free MIA Mover airport people mover.

History

Miami Central Station under construction in June 2011.

Guideway along State Road 112 (Airport Expressway) under construction in late 2011.

Airport Metrorail station near completion in early 2012.

In May 2009, Miami-Dade County broke ground on the AirportLink Metrorail Extension Project, a 2.4-mile extension of Metrorail that will run from the existing Earlington Heights station to the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC), now under construction next to Miami International Airport (MIA). Opened in summer 2012, the AirportLink is considered the centerpiece of the People's Transportation Plan (PTP), approved by Miami-Dade voters in 2002. The bulk of the funding for the $506 million project will come from the PTP half-penny tax, with the Florida Department of Transportation contributing $101.3 million.

The AirportLink provides a fast, reliable Metrorail connection to MIA for the millions of residents, visitors and employees who travel to and from MIA every year. With this project, Miami-Dade County has joined the ranks of major metropolitan areas around the world with rapid transit connections to their airports.

The Miami Intermodal Center is a major centralized transportation hub developed by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) that provides seamless access to all modes of transportation, including Metrobus, Metrorail, Tri-Rail, Amtrak, Greyhound, tour buses, taxi cabs and rental cars. An automated people mover (MIA Mover) connects the MIC to the airport.

Orange line station list

Station	Lines		Time to Downtown	Opened	Average weekday ridership (02/2011)	Connections
Miami Central Station			16 min	July 28, 2012	N/A	Miami Intermodal Center: Rental Car Center Amtrak: Silver Meteor and Silver Star Tri-Rail MIA Mover Metrobus
Earlington Heights			11 min	December 17, 1984	1,574	Metrobus: 17, 22, 95X, 150 Airport Flyer, 238 East-West Connection
Allapattah			9 min	December 17, 1984	1,883	Metrobus: 12, 21, 36, J, 246 Night OWL
Santa Clara			7 min	December 17, 1984	747	Metrobus: 12, 21, 32, M, 246 Night Owl
Civic Center			6 min	December 17, 1984	6,462	Metrobus: 12, 32, 95X, M, 246 Night OWL
Culmer			4 min	December 17, 1984	1,315	Metrobus: 77, 211 Overtown Circulator, 277 NW 7 Av Max
Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre			2 min	May 20, 1984	1,499	Metrobus: 2, 7, 95X, 195 Dade-Broward Express, 211 Overtown Circulator, 243 Seaport Connection
Government Center			0 min	May 20, 1984	11,513	Metromover: Downtown, Omni, and Brickell Loops Metrobus: 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 21, 24, 77, 95x, 51 Flagler MAX, 93 Biscayne MAX, 120 Beach MAX, 195 Dade-Broward Express, 207 Little Havana Connection, 208 Little Havana Connection, 246 Night OWL, 277 NW 7 Ave MAX, 500 Midnight OWL, C, S Broward County Transit: 95x
Brickell			1 min	May 20, 1984	4,106	Metromover: Brickell Loop Metrobus: 6, 8, 48, B, 248 Brickell Key Shuttle
Vizcaya			4 min	May 20, 1984	1,345	Metrobus: 12, 17, 24
Coconut Grove			7 min	May 20, 1984	1,836	Metrobus: 6, 22, 27, 249 Coconut Grove Circulator, 500 Midnight OWL
Douglas Road			9 min	May 20, 1984	4,086	Metrobus: 37, 40, 42, 48, 136, 249 Coconut Grove Ciruclator, 500 Midnight OWL Coral Gables Trolley
University			12 min	May 20, 1984	2,159	Metrobus: 48, 56, 500 Midnight OWL
South Miami			14 min	May 20, 1984	3,345	Metrobus: 37, 57, 72, 500 Midnight OWL
Dadeland North			16 min	May 20, 1984	6,388	Metrobus: 52, 87, 88, 104, 204 Killian KAT, 272 Sunset KAT 288 Kendall KAT, 500 Midnight OWL
Dadeland South			18 min	May 20, 1984	6,994	South Miami-Dade Busway Metrobus: 31 Busway LOCAL, 34 Busway Flyer, 38 Busway MAX, 52, 73, 136, 252 Coral Reef MAX, 287 Saga Bay MAX, 500 Midnight OWL

See also

• Transportation in South Florida