Earlington Heights station

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Earlington Heights
Metrorail metro station
Airport Expressway from Earlington Heights.jpg
The Airport Expressway and Allapattah, as seen from the station platform
General information
Location2100 NW 41st Street
Miami, Florida
Coordinates 25°48′45″N80°13′48″W / 25.81250°N 80.23000°W / 25.81250; -80.23000
Owned by Miami-Dade County
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Metrobus: 17, 22, 32, 95
Construction
ParkingGarage (95 spaces)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeEHT
History
OpenedDecember 17, 1984 [1]
Passengers
2011456,000 [2] Increase2.svg 17%
Services
Preceding station Logo Miami-Dade County.svg Miami-Dade Transit Following station
Allapattah Green Line Brownsville
toward Palmetto
Orange Line Miami Int'l Airport
Terminus
Location
Earlington Heights station

Earlington Heights station is a Metrorail station in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami, Florida. This station is located at the intersection of Northwest 21st Avenue and the Airport Expressway (SR 112). The Metrorail Orange Line creation and extension of the metro to Miami International Airport (MIA) began construction from this rail station in May 2009, completed in July 2012. Passenger service between MIA, through Downtown Miami, and to the southern Miami suburb of Kendall opened in Summer 2012.

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Station layout

Signige indicating Orange Line transfer Earlington Heights sign.jpg
Signige indicating Orange Line transfer

The station has two tracks served by an island platform.

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References

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  2. http://www.miamidade.gov/transit/news_technical_reports_archive.asp%5B%5D