Okeechobee station (Metrorail)

For the Amtrak station in Okeechobee, Florida, see Okeechobee station (Amtrak).

● Okeechobee
General information
Location	2005 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
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: 73, 183
Construction
Parking	Parking garage (863 spaces), park and ride (149 spaces)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	OKE
History
Opened	May 19, 1985 [1]
Passengers
2011	381,000 [2]   0%
Services
Preceding station Miami-Dade Transit Following station Hialeah toward Dadeland South Green Line Palmetto Terminus
Location

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.

Station layout

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

Places of interest

• Hialeah and Hialeah Gardens
• Medley
• Miami Springs
• Miami-Dade Warehouse District

References

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

External links

• MDT – Metrorail Stations
• Station from Google Maps Street View