Opa-locka station

Opa-locka
Opa-locka;
SFRTA Tri-Rail commuter rail station
	The Opa-locka station viewed from the platform of the adjacent Opa-locka Seaboard Air Line Railway Station
General information
Location	480 Ali Baba Avenue ; Opa-locka, Florida
Coordinates	25°54′01″N 80°15′12″W / 25.900291°N 80.253340°W
Line(s)	South Florida Rail Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: 32, 135
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	6
History
Opened	1927 (Seaboard Air Line); March 15, 1996 (Tri-Rail)
Services
Former services
	Opa-locka Seaboard Air Line Railway Station
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Opa-locka, Florida
Coordinates	25°54′01″N 80°15′12″W / 25.900291°N 80.253340°W
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1927
Architect	Bernhardt E. Muller
Architectural style	Moorish Revival architecture
MPS	Opa-locka TR
NRHP reference No.	87000998
Added to NRHP	June 25, 1987

Opa-locka station is a Tri-Rail commuter rail station in Opa-locka, Florida. Parking is available at this station, which is located near the intersection of Ali Baba Avenue and Sharazad Boulevard. The current station opened for service in 1996 directly adjacent to the former Opa-locka Seaboard Air Line Railway Station.

Historic station

The former Seaboard Air Line Railway station

The Seaboard Air Line Railroad depot in is located at 490 Ali Baba Avenue. Constructed in 1927, the station house is typical of the Moorish Revival architecture prevalent throughout the city of Opa-locka.^[2] On June 25, 1987, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

This property is part of the Opa-locka Thematic Resource Area, a multiple-property submission to the National Register.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms with a small parking lot and bus bays west of the southbound platform and a crossover accessing the northbound platform.