Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre station

Historic Overtown / Lyric Theatre station is a station on the Metrorail rapid transit system in northwest Downtown, Miami, Florida. The station is located at the intersection of Northwest Sixth Street and First Avenue, just south of the neighborhood of Overtown and east of the historic Lyric Theatre. It opened on May 20, 1984. Originally called Overtown, the Arena was added to the name in 1988 when the Miami Arena opened. It took on its current name in 2007, one year before the Miami Arena was demolished. This station is within walking distance to MiamiCentral, which serves Tri-Rail and Brightline.

●● Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre
Metrorail metro station
Station platform
General information
Location	100 NW Sixth Street, Miami, Florida
Coordinates	25°46′51″N 80°11′46″W
Owned by	Miami-Dade County
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	MiamiCentral Metrobus: 2, 7, 21, 95, 401, 836, 837
Construction
Parking	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	OVT
History
Opened	May 20, 1984
Previous names	Overtown (1984–1988) Overtown/Arena (1988–2007)
Passengers
2011	417,000  12%
Services
Preceding station Miami-Dade Transit Following station Government Center toward Dadeland South Green Line Culmer toward Palmetto Orange Line Culmer toward Miami Int'l Airport
Location

Station layout

The station has two tracks served by an island platform.

Places of interest

• Kaseya Center
• Lyric Theatre
• Miami Worldcenter
• Ninth Street Pedestrian Mall
• Park West District
• Northern Downtown Miami

External links

• Media related to Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre (Metrorail station) at Wikimedia Commons
• MDT – Metrorail Stations
• 1st Court entrance from Google Maps Street View