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Location | 1501 NW 12th Avenue Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°47′23″N80°12′54″W / 25.78972°N 80.21500°W | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | Miami-Dade County | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Connections | Metrobus: 12, 32, 95X, M (113), 246 | ||||||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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Station code | CVC | ||||||||||||||
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Opened | December 17, 1984 [1] | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
2011 | 1.7 million [2] 0% | ||||||||||||||
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Civic Center station is a station on the Metrorail rapid transit system in the Health District of Miami, Florida. The station is located at the intersection of Northwest 12th Avenue (State Road 933) and 15th Street. Civic Center provides a convenient connection for University of Miami medical students by connecting the hospital area to the main campus at University Station.
The station contains a branch of the Miami-Dade Public Library System. [3]
The station opened for service on December 17, 1984. [1]
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