Dadeland South station (original) (raw)

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Miami-Dade Transit metro station

●● Dadeland South
Metrorail metro station
Station platform
General information
Location 9150 Dadeland BoulevardMiami, Florida 33156
Coordinates 25°41′6″N 80°18′49″W / 25.68500°N 80.31361°W / 25.68500; -80.31361
Owned by Miami-Dade County
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections Local Transit Metrobus: 34, 38, 39, 52, 287, 400
Construction
Parking Garage (1060 spaces), surface lot (200 spaces)
Bicycle facilities Rack
Accessible Yes
Other information
Station code DLS
History
Opened May 20, 1984[1]
Passengers
2012 2.2 million[2] Increase 10%
Services
Preceding station Miami-Dade Transit Following station Terminus Green Line Dadeland Northtoward Palmetto Orange Line Dadeland Northtoward Miami Int'l Airport
Former services Preceding station Miami-Dade Transit Following station Terminus Downtown Express Dadeland Northtoward Government Center
LocationMap

Dadeland South station is a transfer station on the Metrorail rapid transit system in the Dadeland district of Kendall, Florida. It is the southern terminus of the Metrorail system and the northern terminus of the South Dade TransitWay (a BRT corridor). It is the southernmost passenger rail station in the Continental United States. This station is located near the intersection of Dadeland Boulevard and Datran Boulevard, adjacent to South Dixie Highway (US 1), three blocks southwest of Kendall Drive and Dadeland Mall, and just east of the US 1–Palmetto Expressway (SR 826) junction. It opened to service May 20, 1984.[1]

The station serves Downtown Dadeland as well as local shopping centers Dadeland Mall and Town Center One.

The station has two tracks served by an island 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. ^ "Ridership Technical Reports".