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Posted 25 March 2015 - 08:44 PM

South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 3/25/15:

 


TriRail's Miami airport station to open April 5

 

Tri-Rail's much-anticipated new Miami Airport Station will finally open to passengers on April 5.

 

The opening will end nearly four years of construction and delays for passengers traveling to and from the airport.

 

 

Good news :D   Now thanks to lack of foresight, Amtrak can't move there too at the same time.  Bad news.  :(

 

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Posted 25 March 2015 - 09:54 PM

Miami, FL Curbed, 3/24/15:

 


 

Finally, Tri-Rail Coming to the MIC "In The Coming Weeks"

 

Well folks, it's been years, and finally Tri-Rail will be coming to the 'Miami Central Station' portion of the Miami Intermodal Center "in the coming weeks" tweets Tri-Rail, marking the completion of the transit hub.

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Posted 03 April 2015 - 11:23 AM

Miami, FL Herald, 4/1/15:

 

 

Tri-Rail leg to Miami International Airport to open Sunday

 

 

Two trains idled at the new Tri-Rail Miami Airport station Wednesday, five days before the opening of the new facility built within a $2-billion massive transportation hub just east of Miami International Airport.

 

The trains, devoid of passengers, were testing the tracks and other systems that the regional commuter rail service will use once regular runs begin early Sunday between MIA and Tri-Rail’s northern terminus at Mangonia Park station in Palm Beach County.

 

 

 

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Well they make it sound like one cannot currently transfer between TriRail and Metrorail, which is untrue.  The TriRal/Metrorail transfer station in Hialeah still exists and will continue to exist when TriRail returns to the airport station.  The only difference now is that there is a newer branch of Metrorail that goes to the same airport station.  I believe it will still be faster to make the transfer at the designated transfer station rather than th new MIC station by the airport, as the latter will involve some backtracking.



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Posted 05 April 2015 - 02:17 PM

Miami, FL Herald, 4/5/15:

 

 

Tri-Rail rolls out service at Miami International Airport transit hub

 

 

Tri-Rail rolled into the station for the first time on Sunday, stopping at a new transit center that also houses a Metrorail station and a car-rental complex.

 

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Posted 05 April 2015 - 02:21 PM

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New Tri-Rail Miami International Airport Station Opens April 5


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Tri-Rail’s new Miami Airport Station (MIA) opens Sunday, April 5, 2015, as part of the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC).

 

With this anticipated historic opening, Tri-Rail passengers will enjoy a seamless and immediate connection to the airport via a short ride on the MIA Mover. Many riders have been anxiously awaiting this announcement as the station had been closed for nearly four years during construction.

 

Tri-Rail’s schedule will be slightly adjusted to include the additional stop, which will return to being the southernmost station on the 72-mile rail corridor. However, arrival times for the remaining stations will remain the same as in the current Tri-Rail schedule.

 

“This is another significant milestone, which is symbolic of our vital role to connect South Florida to the world,” said Commissioner Bruno Barreiro, Chair of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority/Tri-Rail. “Our loyal passengers, plus the thousands of new riders that we anticipate to travel in and out of Miami International Airport, will greatly enjoy this state-of-the art facility that we expect will become an international transit hub of which we can all be proud.”

 

The MIC is an intermodal facility designed to accommodate several transportation connections. Tri-Rail will join Miami-Dade Transit’s Metrorail and Metrobus service which already have access to the facility, along with the Rental Car Center and taxi service. Anticipated future service includes Amtrak, Greyhound and bicycle lockers.

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For additional information, call 1-800-TRI-RAIL (874-7245).



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Posted 05 April 2015 - 03:06 PM

CBS Miami, 4/5/15:


Miami Airport Train Station Open For Business

South Florida’s public transportation system has taken another step forward.

 

Miami International Airport’s new Tri-Rail station is now open for business.

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