Dadeland North station is a station on the Metrorail rapid transit system in the Dadeland district of Glenvar Heights, Florida. This station is located at the intersection of South Dixie Highway (US 1) and Southwest 83rd Street on the Snapper Creek, two blocks north of Kendall Drive and two blocks south from the US 1–Snapper Creek Expressway (SR 878) junction. It opened to service May 20, 1984.[1]
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| Location | 8300 South Dixie Highway Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°41′30″N 80°18′18″W / 25.69167°N 80.30500°W | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Miami-Dade County | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Metrobus: 73, 87, 88, 104, 204, 272, 288, 400 | ||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Garage (1975 spaces) | ||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Rack | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | DLN | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | May 20, 1984[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| 2012 | 2 million[2]  11% | ||||||||||||||
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It is located along the border of Kendall and Glenvar Heights, two census-designated places. The station is in both areas.[3][4][5]
Dadeland North serves the communities of Dadeland, Glenvar Heights, Kendall, and Pinecrest, as well as serving the Dadeland Station and Dadeland Mall shopping centers.
Station layout
editThe station has two tracks served by an island platform, with a parking garage immediately west 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.
- ^ "Ridership Technical Reports".
- ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Kendall CDP, FL" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on June 26, 2015. See detail in section 2 (Archive) - areas in pink are the Kendall CDP
- ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Glenvar Heights CDP, FL" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 3, 2015.
- ^ "Metrorail Stations." Miami-Dade County. Retrieved on January 3, 2015. "Dadeland North[...]Station Address: 8300 South Dixie Highway"
External links
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Media related to Dadeland North (Metrorail station) at Wikimedia Commons- MDT – Metrorail Stations
- entrance from Google Maps Street View
