Knight Center | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Metromover people mover station | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Outer Loop train departing the station, Downtown skyscrapers visible left-background | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 100 SE Second Street Miami, Florida 33131 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°46′18″N80°11′28″W / 25.77167°N 80.19111°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Miami-Dade County | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | April 17, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | World Trade Center | ||||||||||||||||||||
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