Okeechobee station (Metrorail)

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Okeechobee
Metrorail metro station
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General information
Location2005 West Okeechobee Road
Hialeah, Florida
Coordinates 25°50′23″N80°18′5″W / 25.83972°N 80.30139°W / 25.83972; -80.30139
Owned by Miami-Dade County
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Metrobus: 73, 183
Construction
Parking Parking garage (863 spaces), park and ride (149 spaces)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeOKE
History
OpenedMay 19, 1985 [1]
Passengers
2011381,000 [2] Steady2.svg 0%
Services
Preceding station Logo Miami-Dade County.svg Miami-Dade Transit Following station
Hialeah Green Line Palmetto
Terminus
Location
Okeechobee station (Metrorail)

Okeechobee station is a Metrorail station in Hialeah, Florida. The station is located at the intersection of West 20th Street and Okeechobee Road (US 27), one block south of the Hialeah Expressway (SR 934). It opened to passenger service on May 19, 1985, [1] and was previously the northwestern terminus of the Metrorail system until Palmetto station opened in 2003.

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Station layout

The station has two tracks and an island platform, with parking underneath the tracks on either side of the station.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Miami's Metrorail Opens More Track". Greensboro News & Record. Greensboro, North Carolina. May 19, 1985. p. D3. Retrieved September 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. http://www.miamidade.gov/transit/news_technical_reports_archive.asp%5B%5D