Miami Central Station - Intermodal Center | Metrorail Airportlink - Orange Line | Under Construction

sandman · Jan 19, 2012

http://www.micdot.com/index.html

sandman · Jan 29, 2012

On Friday an El Nuevo Herald reporter and a photographer rode on a test train without passengers from the new Metrorail station at the airport to a point close to the Earlington Heights station, where the new line begins near the intersection of 112 expressway and 22nd Avenue North. It was the first visit of a press organization to the new route, which will be known as Orange Line.

Miami-Dade Transit officials said that they are looking at two options to operate the new line: a train running from the Dadeland South station in South Miami-Dade, or a shorter service from Earlington Heights.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/28/2613759/metrorail-line-to-the-airport.html#storylink=cpy

yellows2k · Feb 3, 2012

That would be ridiculous. What are they thinking?

langbro · Feb 7, 2012

Per the latest report, construction will be complete on April 30th as originally scheduled and be open for revenue service at the end of June.

http://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/legistarfiles/Matters/Y2012/120251.pdf

sandman · Feb 7, 2012

OK, so opening June 30th was probably the plan from the start.

langbro · Feb 15, 2012

sodermalm said: ↑

OK, so opening June 30th was probably the plan from the start.

Yes. It was confirmed this week that construction is running as original scheduled.

Major construction was always supposed to end about the end of April.

When construction is complete, it needs to run for a few months (May-June) for testing while not yet in revenue service. This was always the plan.

It probably will not open exactly June 30 though - testing schedule is not exact.

yellows2k · Feb 19, 2012

... and here is confirmation:

Posted on Sun, Feb. 19, 2012
Metrorail to run direct line to airport from Dadeland

By Alfonso Chardy

Miami-Dade Transit has decided to operate a new Metrorail line directly to Miami International Airport from the Dadeland South Station when the extension to MIA opens in the summer, transit officials announced.
Originally, county transit officials had also considered running only a shuttle-like service between MIA and the Earlington Heights Station, which would have required airport passengers to switch trains..

The decision to run a direct train, without transfer, came only hours after members of the Miami Downtown Development Authority voted unanimously Friday to urge Miami-Dade Transit to run the direct service.

Neisen Kasdin, the authority’s vice chairman, said a service that required a transfer might have deterred many from using the new line.

“People like me, and the tens of thousands of new residents downtown, will choose to use Metrorail to go to the airport for short trips rather than take their cars,” said Kasdin. “But if you make that trip longer or more difficult . . then I am probably not going to use Metrorail.”

Ysela Llort, the county transit director, said in a statement after the authority’s vote that the decision to run a no-transfer route was made to better serve not only downtown but also the urban and commercial centers to the south.

“We looked at different alternatives, but at the end of the day, what is most important is to be able to provide a direct connection via Metrorail between the airport and downtown Miami, as well as commerce centers like those in South Miami and Kendall,” said Llort. “Transportation is all about connecting key destinations.”

Passengers traveling from stations north of Earlington Heights on the existing Metrorail line will need to transfer at Earlington Heights if they want to reach MIA.

Transit officials said more than 70 percent of Metrorail’s riders come from stations south of the Earlington Heights Station.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/19/2650533/metrorail-to-run-direct-line-to.html

langbro · Feb 21, 2012

For those questioning the veracity of the construction schedule, that is directly from the head of MDT.

Also discussed was the possibility of using college students to help with planning on the orange line.

Lastly, an interview today with the owner of the most expensive gas station in Miami, the Chevron across from the airport which is now charging $4.99 for premium gas:
http://www.local10.com/news/Gas-prices-in-South-Florida/-/1717324/8810836/-/10lna24/-/index.html

sandman · Feb 22, 2012

Also the trains that are at the airport station now have signs that say "Airportlink testing" on the sides.

bigswinging · Feb 23, 2012

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