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Metromover people mover station | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 90 NW Fifth Street Miami, Florida 33128 | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°46′43″N80°11′43″W / 25.77861°N 80.19528°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 | State Plaza (1986–88) Arena/State Plaza (1988–2012) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. [1] (known as Arena/State Plaza before 2012) is a Metromover station in Downtown, Miami, Florida.
This station is located near the intersection of Northwest Fifth Street and First Avenue. It opened to service on April 17, 1986. This station is within walking distance to MiamiCentral, which serves Tri-Rail and Brightline.
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