Coconut Grove station is a station on the Metrorail rapid transit system on the western end of the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida. The station is located at the intersection of South Dixie Highway (US 1) and West 27th Avenue/Grapeland Boulevard (SR 9), opening to service on May 20, 1984.[1]
| Metrorail metro station | |||||||||||||||
 Center Coconut Grove, as seen from the station | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | 2780 SW 27th Avenue Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°44′23″N 80°14′19″W / 25.73972°N 80.23861°W | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Miami-Dade County | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Metrobus: 22, 27, 400 | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Park and ride (204 spaces) | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | CGV | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | May 20, 1984[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 550,000[2]  6% | ||||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||||
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In 2018, there were plans to make the station entirely solar-powered.[3]
Station layout
editThe station has two tracks served by an island platform, with a parking lot just north of the platform.
References
edit- ^ a b "Free Rides Bring Out Thousands to Opening of Miami Metrorail". The Tampa Tribune. May 21, 1984. pp. 1B–2B. Retrieved September 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Metrorail stations
- ^ Powered by the sun and a ‘monster’ battery. It’s the Metrorail station of the future.
