Opa-locka station

Opa-locka
  
Opa-locka station in February 2013
General information
Location480 Ali Baba Avenue
Opa-locka, Florida
Coordinates25°54′0″N 80°15′11″W / 25.90000°N 80.25306°W / 25.90000; -80.25306
Line(s)South Florida Rail Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit Metrobus: 32, 135
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone6
History
Opened1927 (Seaboard Air Line)
March 15, 1996 (Tri-Rail)
Services
Preceding station Tri-Rail Following station
Metrorail Transfer Miami Airport – Mangonia Park Golden Glades
Former services
Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station
Hialeah
toward Miami
Main Line Hollywood
toward Richmond
Opa-locka Seaboard Air Line Railway Station
LocationOpa-locka, Florida
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1927
ArchitectBernhardt E. Muller
Architectural styleMoorish Revival architecture
MPSOpa-locka TR
NRHP reference No.87000998[1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1987
Location

Opa-locka station is a Tri-Rail commuter rail station in Opa-locka, Florida. The station opened in 1996 next to the former Seaboard Air Line Railroad station building. It has two side platforms connected with a footbridge.

History

The former Seaboard Air Line Railroad station in 2010

Constructed in 1927, the former Seaboard Air Line Railroad station is typical of the Moorish Revival architecture prevalent throughout the city of Opa-locka.[2] On June 25, 1987, it was added to the US National Register of Historic Places as Opa-locka Seaboard Air Line Railway Station. The property is part of the Opa-locka Thematic Resource Area, a multiple-property submission to the National Register.

The Tri-Rail station opened as an infill station on March 15, 1996, at a cost of $900,000.[3]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Rothermel, Virginia S.; Zimny, Michael (August 13, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Opa-Locka Railroad Station". National Archives Catalog. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Acle, Ana (March 11, 1996). "Tri-Rail is opening two new stations". The Miami Herald. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.

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