Coconut Grove station (original) (raw)

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Miami-Dade Transit metro station in Florida

Coconut Grove
Metrorail metro station
Center Coconut Grove, as seen from the station
General information
Location 2780 SW 27th AvenueMiami, Florida
Coordinates 25°44′23″N 80°14′19″W / 25.73972°N 80.23861°W / 25.73972; -80.23861
Owned by Miami-Dade County
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections Local Transit Metrobus: 22, 27, 400
Construction
Parking Park and ride (204 spaces)
Accessible Yes
Other information
Station code CGV
History
Opened May 20, 1984[1]
Passengers
2011 550,000[2] Increase 6%
Services
Preceding station Miami-Dade Transit Following station Douglas Roadtoward Dadeland South Green Line Vizcayatoward Palmetto Orange Line Vizcayatoward Miami Int'l Airport
LocationMap

Coconut Grove station is a station on the Metrorail rapid transit system on the western end of the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida. The station is located at the intersection of South Dixie Highway (US 1) and West 27th Avenue/Grapeland Boulevard (SR 9), opening to service on May 20, 1984.[1]

In 2018, there were plans to make the station entirely solar-powered.[3]

The station has two tracks served by an island platform, with a parking lot just north of the platform.

  1. ^ a b "Free Rides Bring Out Thousands to Opening of Miami Metrorail". The Tampa Tribune. May 21, 1984. pp. 1B–2B. Retrieved September 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Metrorail stations
  3. ^ Powered by the sun and a ‘monster’ battery. It’s the Metrorail station of the future.