Miami: MetroRail expansion to the airport begins construction - Page 3

bobdreamz · #41 Posted **Jul 29, 2011, 6:10 AM**

^ On the left is a Tri-Rail commuter train & on the right is the new Metrorail span over a narrow portion of the Miami River heading towards the new Miami Intermodal Center.

^ new tracks, in the distance you can see the highrises of northeast Miami

new bus canopies on the right & Metrorail station on the left

^ interior of the new Airport Metrorail station

^ exterior views of the station

Prahaboheme · #42 Posted **Jul 29, 2011, 5:32 PM**

This is all looking great -- it makes me wish that an even greater extension of Metrorail were possible.

Dale · #43 Posted **Jul 29, 2011, 6:23 PM**

Although true airport links are still as scarce as hen's teeth in NA. This is a significant achievement for Miami.

electricron · #44 Posted **Jul 29, 2011, 7:28 PM**

When is it tentatively scheduled to open?

Illithid Dude · #45 Posted **Jul 30, 2011, 8:00 AM**

That actually looks really nice. There aren't any plans for further expansion at the moment, though, right?

mrnyc · #46 Posted **Jul 30, 2011, 3:23 PM**

this is great news. good shots too - how were you able to get on the construction sites to take them?

bobdreamz · #47 Posted **Jul 30, 2011, 10:31 PM**

Praha as you know we need Federal funding to expand Metrorail! I might as well be praying for 72 Virgins in Heaven!

illithid dude Yes there are plans for expansion. The issue comes down to money. Miami-Dade county and the state of Florida paid for this without one drop of Federal money.

mrNYC? I didn't take the pictures! They are from the Metro-Dade Government website.

afiggatt · #48 Posted **Jul 31, 2011, 10:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by electricron

When is it tentatively scheduled to open?

Looking up the MIC website, the intermodal center is opening in stages. The Rental Car Center opened in July, 2010. If I'm reading the website info correctly, the MIA Mover and Miami Metrorail station are scheduled to start service by April 2012. The Miami Central Station with Tri-Rail and Amtrak service is to open in 2013.

Looks to be an impressive and true intermodal facility: airport, car rental facility, MIA Mover to airport terminals, access to airport parking, Miami Metrorail, buses, commuter Tri-Rail, and Amtrak long distance trains from NYC. The train station part also has space set aside for HSR tracks, but that is going to have to wait until FL has a new governor and can get funding to build a Miami - Orlando HSR line. Might have to take Amtrak to Miami someday to check it out.

Are there any other intermodel station projects in the US being done on this scale?

BrennanW · #49 Posted **Aug 1, 2011, 5:21 AM**

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Are there any other intermodel station projects in the US being done on this scale?

Denver Union Station and the new Transbay Terminal in San Francisco come to mind.

Chicago is also considering a City Air Terminal that puts airline check-in and both airport lines in the same place, but I don't think that falls under this definition.

N830MH · #50 Posted **Aug 16, 2011, 7:50 AM**

Wow!!! Looking good!! Keep it up the good work!!! I can't wait to see it real soon. I bet lots of those people who are excited to take on AirportLink from downtown Miami to MIA Airport.

bobdreamz · #51 Posted **Sep 30, 2011, 4:15 PM**

The Miami Int'l. Airport's new people mover system to the InterModal Center has opened. However it only serves the Rental Car facility portion. The link with the new Metro Rail station will open by April 2012 when construction & testing will be complete.

^ Elevators to the MIA people mover.

^ Walkway to the station.

^ Entrance to the station.

^ Inside the station and it looks to be very busy.

^ Waiting for the people mover.

^ inside the people mover trains.

All pics courtesy of FtLaudude

bobdreamz · #52 Posted **Sep 30, 2011, 4:29 PM**

All pics by bigswingingschlong

N830MH · #53 Posted **Oct 3, 2011, 8:08 PM**

Wow!!! Looking good!! It's so beautiful!!! I can't wait to be completion new AirportLink. I bet lots of those people are very excited to take on AirportLink from downtown Miami.

ardecila · #54 Posted **Oct 3, 2011, 8:28 PM**

Damn, this is some Barcelona-level awesomeness.

N830MH · #55 Posted **Oct 3, 2011, 10:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by electricron

When is it tentatively scheduled to open?

Actually, it will opened sometime in early 2012. Who knows? We will find out soon enough.

Prahaboheme · #56 Posted **Oct 31, 2011, 5:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by ardecila

Damn, this is some Barcelona-level awesomeness.

Agreed -- the concrete aesthetic works very well for Miami.

bobdreamz · #57 Posted **Dec 4, 2011, 6:12 PM**

guideway leading to the Airport station :

Airport people mover connection to the Intermodal Center & new Metrorail station :

all pics by Miami Highrise

N830MH · #58 Posted **Dec 5, 2011, 3:53 AM**

Wow!! Looking so good!! Keep'em it coming more picture that I can see!! I can't wait see it!

Leo the Dog · #59 Posted **Dec 12, 2011, 6:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by VivaLFuego

Atlanta, Cleveland, Philadelphia, DC. If you include light rail, then add St. Louis & Minneapolis, and shortly Seattle. Probably a few other light rail connections, too.

PHX Sky Harbor airport is building a $1 billion automated "people mover" to connect to Metro Light Rail serving Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa.

Phase 1 (construction is finishing up) will serve east economy parking and terminal 4. Phase 2 will serve terminals 3 and 2 (once they demo and rebuild terminal 2) and the Car rental facility on the west side of the airport.

N830MH · #60 Posted **Dec 13, 2011, 7:16 AM**

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Originally Posted by Leo the Dog

PHX Sky Harbor airport is building a $1 billion automated "people mover" to connect to Metro Light Rail serving Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa.

Phase 1 (construction is finishing up) will serve east economy parking and terminal 4. Phase 2 will serve terminals 3 and 2 (once they demo and rebuild terminal 2) and the Car rental facility on the west side of the airport.

Yep, right now PHX SkyTrain construction is almost to be completion sometime in 2012 or late-2012. You can see it. I'll try to take a picture when I can.

You can go on PHX Sky Harbor Facebook. You can see the picture. Go ahead and do it for me.

Here the link: http://www.facebook.com/#!/PHXSkyHarbor