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Bayfront Park | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Metromover people mover station | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 150 Biscayne Boulevard Miami, Florida 33132 | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°46′23″N80°11′14″W / 25.77306°N 80.18722°W | |||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Miami-Dade County | |||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Metrobus: 3, 100, 203 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | April 17, 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Bayfront Park is a Metromover station in Downtown, Miami, Florida, adjacent to Bayfront Park.
This station is located at the intersection of Southeast Second Street and Biscayne Boulevard (US 1), opening to service April 17, 1986.
The station sees very heavy ridership during special events such as New Year's Eve, when service is extended to 2 a.m. [1] In terms of average weekday traffic, Bayfront Park and Brickell stations are the busiest stations on the Metromover after Government Center.
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