Palmetto station

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● Palmetto
Palmetto Station platform.jpg
Platform and waiting train at the station
General information
Location7701 NW 79th Avenue
Miami, Florida
Coordinates 25°50′36″N80°19′27″W / 25.84333°N 80.32417°W / 25.84333; -80.32417
Owned by Miami-Dade County
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Parking720 spaces [2]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codePAL
History
OpenedMay 30, 2003
Passengers
2011312,000 [3]  Steady2.svg 0%
Services
Preceding station MDTMetro.svg Miami-Dade Transit Following station
Okeechobee
toward Dadeland South
Green Line Terminus
Location
Palmetto station

Palmetto station is a rapid transit station in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, near the town of Medley. It is the current northern terminus of the Metrorail system. This station is located near the intersection of Northwest 77th Street and 79 Avenue, opening to service May 30, 2003. It is adjacent to the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826) (its namesake), providing convenience to west Miami-Dade and Broward commuters traveling into Downtown Miami. The station is in a low-density warehouse area and has low ridership. In 2023 a 900-unit housing project was proposed for the site. [4]

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Station layout

The station has two tracks and an island platform, with parking north of the station structure.

Places of interest

References

  1. ↑ "Metrorail Map" (PDF). Miami-Dade Transit . October 2025. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Metrorail Stations". Miami-Dade County . Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  3. ↑ http://www.miamidade.gov/transit/news_technical_reports_archive.asp [ dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Resia proposes over 900 apartments at Miami-Dade County Metrorail station". South Florida Business Journal. December 30, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
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