Tri-Rail
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Tri-Rail is a commuter rail line linking Miami, Fort Lauderdale
, and West Palm Beach
, Florida
, United States
. It is run by the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
. The 70.9 miles (114.1 km) system has 18 stations along the South Florida
coast. The system connects directly to Amtrak
at numerous stations, and the Metrorail
in Miami at the Tri-Rail and Metrorail Transfer Station
, and in 2012
, with both systems at Miami Central Station
at Miami International Airport
. A second Tri-Rail line on the Florida East Coast Railway corridor may be in operation by 2014, eventually extending service north to Jupiter, Florida
and south to Downtown Miami
and numerous inner city Miami neighborhoods such as the Design District, Little Haiti
, and Wynwood.
Planning for the system began in 1983, and building the organization began in 1986. The current system was formed by the Florida Department of Transportation
and began operation in 1989, originally to provide temporary commuter rail service while construction crews widened Interstate 95
and the parallel Florida's Turnpike
. Due to higher than expected ridership, Tri-Rail outlasted its temporary status, adding more trains and stations in the process. Line extensions have enabled Tri-Rail to service all three South Florida international airports: Miami International Airport
, Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport
, and Palm Beach International Airport
. The state's original plan was to use the more urban FEC line, but FEC declined the offer as they wanted freight to be their top priority.
In 1998, the initial 67-mile route was extended north from the West Palm Beach Station to the Mangonia Park Station, and south from Hialeah Market Station (formerly Miami Airport Station) to the new Miami Airport station. Construction of the extensions began in 1996; this brought the system to 70.9 miles.
In 2007, a project to upgrade the full length of the line from Mangonia Park to Miami Airport with double-track
was completed with the opening of a high-level fixed bridge over the New River
near Fort Lauderdale
. Once several other modernization projects are completed, the SFRTA will assume full responsibility for dispatching and maintenance from CSX. During the 2000s, all of the stations other than Pompano Beach
were redone to include new elevators and pedestrian bridges over the tracks, large roofs over the platforms, and better facilities. In 2011, the dilaidated Pomapano Beach station received a $5.7 million federal grant to be redone as a "green station," generating more than 100% of its energy demand through solar power, with the excess to be sent to the grid or stored for nighttime lighting. Construction will start in spring 2012 and is expected to take 18 months to complete, with the station to remain open during construction.
The completion of the New River rail bridge and the addition of a second Colorado Railcar
diesel multiple unit
(DMU) ushered in sweeping changes to Tri-Rail's operational timetables. Tri-Rail added several more trains during peak weekday commuting hours in June 2007. During "rush-hour," trains ran every twenty to thirty minutes rather than the previous schedule of every hour. This change comes at quite a fortuitous time in Tri-Rail's operation history. With gasoline
prices at record highs—particularly in South Florida's sprawling metropolis—Tri-Rail has seen a double-digit percentage increase in ridership in mid-2007. 2009 saw a record high number of passengers, over 4.2 million for the year. This was also the time during which work was being done on I-95 to add the express lanes from the Golden Glades Interchange to the Airport Expressway near downtown Miami.
However, in 2009 Tri-Rail service was nearly cut drastically with the threat being shut down altogether by 2011 even as ridership was at a record high as Palm Beach County could no longer fund its support of the system and was looking to slash its funding from $4.1 to $1.6 million. This would mean that Broward and Miami-Dade counties would also have had to cut their support to $1.6 million each to match. The state, which was also running a budget shortfall and did not pass a rental car tax increase to help fund Tri-Rail, would have had to cut its support as well. This would have caused an immediate cut from 50 to 30 daily trains and a complete cutting weekend service, followed by additional cuts and possible shit down two years later. Schedules were decreased slightly but service was never cut altogether as dedicated funding was attained.
Ridership dropped by about 600,000 in 2010 after a 25% fare increase in mid 2009. In 2011, Tri-Rail again saw increasing ridership, averaging about 14,500 riders per weekday, along with sustained high gas prices. As Tri-Rail's fleet was aging, the cars were becoming crowded during the rush hour periods. Starting on November 28, 2011, the large project of extending the express lanes from the Golden Glades Interchange
into Broward County
will began, and is likely to cause lane closures congestion that may again lead to an increase in Tri-Rail ridership. After this project is completed in late 2014, the much larger project of rebuilding the Golden Glades Interchange could begin by 2016.
under construction as of late 2009, the Miami Airport Station would also move into the new central station, along with connections to Amtrak
, Metrorail
, Metrobus, MIA Mover
, Greyhound
and the Miami Intermodal Center
. In September 2011, the Miami Airport Station closed for the construction of the new Miami Central Station, and will reopen in 2013.
(FEC) corridor, which runs parallel to U.S. 1
(Biscayne Boulevard/Brickell Avenue
) in Miami-Dade County, and Federal Highway in Broward and Palm Beach counties). This corridor will provide more opportunities for pedestrian travel from stations to end destinations than does the current South Florida Rail Corridor, which must rely almost exclusively on shuttle buses for passenger distribution. Tri-Rail officials project that the project would cost about $2.5 billion and that 59,000 people a day would ride it, The FEC, which denied the state's request to use the line for commuter rail in the 1980s, under new ownership has now stated that it's willing to allow the use of the 85 miles (137 km) segment of track between downtown Miami and Jupiter for passenger trains.
Tri-Rail service on the FEC line would bring stations to Downtown Miami
's transit hub, Government Center Station, as well as service in Midtown Miami
/Miami Design District
, Upper East Side/Miami Shores, North Miami, North Miami Beach/Aventura
, Downtown Hollywood
, and Downtown Fort Lauderdale, putting it within walking distance of thousands of potential riders. Getting to and from the current stations has always been a major detractor of Tri-Rail's convenience since opening. Miami's Downtown Development Authority along with Miami-area politicians are actively lobbying to bring Tri-Rail to the city core.
On October 28, 2011, the SFRTA Governing Board approved a plan to run Tri-Rail local and express service on the FEC line to Downtown Miami
by 2015, possibly sooner by 2014. The line would bring direct commuter rail service to Downtown for the first time since 1968. The plan will now go to the tri-county Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)'s boards for approval. The plan is being fast-tracked in phases to provide service on the FEC portion from Downtown Fort Lauderdale and Downtown Miami's Government Center Station as soon as 2014.
's Silver Meteor
and Silver Star and CSX Transportation
's Miami Subdivision. The Florida Department of Transportation purchased the track from CSX in 1989. Under the terms of the agreement, CSX would continue to provide dispatch services and physical plant maintenance for the track and would have exclusive freight trackage rights until certain conditions were met.
Tri-Rail participates in the EASY Card
regional smartcard-based fare collection system along with Miami-Dade Transit
. Purely paper tickets are also available for same-day or weekend use, and these latter items (or an EASY Card with paper-based receipt) can be used to transfer to Broward County Transit
as well as Palm Tran
.
, and will be available at the Miami Central Station
as well starting in 2013.
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| 4:29
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| Boca Raton
| 4:35
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|4:42
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| Pompano Beach
| 4:48
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| 4:54
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| Fort Lauderdale
| 5:01
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| Fort Laderdale/Hollywood
International Airport at Dania
Beach
| 5:08
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| Sheridan Street
| 5:12
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| Hollywood
| 5:16
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| Golden Glades
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Airport
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diesel locomotives. Tri-Rail later took delivery of three MotivePower Industries F40PH-2C locomotives and two ex-Amtrak EMD F40PHs. In 2006, six EMD GP49
locomotives were acquired from Norfolk Southern and were rebuilt by Mid America Car Company to the designation GP49H-3.
On October 29, 2008, the Tri-Rail switched to biodiesel fuel with a goal of a 99-percent blend, when available.
On 25 February 2011, Tri-Rail announced an order for ten Brookville BL36PH
locomotives, with options for thirteen more, from the Brookville Equipment Corporation at a cost of $109 million. The purchase was met with criticism by the Florida Chamber of Commerce
and state lawmakers, who claimed the bidding process was flawed. Rival bidder MotivePower Industries filed a lawsuit against Tri-Rail, claiming that the bidding process was skewed in Brookville's favor.
es. Additional bi-level rolling stock from Colorado Railcar
(4 DMU power coaches and 2 unpowered coaches) has been used since 2006.
In 2010, the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority purchased new rail cars from Hyundai Rotem. The first new car was put into service in March 2011.
, Tri-Rail contracted to purchase two pieces of rolling stock
from Colorado Railcar: a self-propelled diesel multiple unit
, (DMU) prototype control car and unpowered bi-level coach entered regular service with Tri-Rail in October 2006. The new purpose-built railcars are larger than the Bombardier BiLevel Coach
es, holding up to 188 passengers, with room for bicycles and luggage. Currently, Tri-Rail owns and operates four DMU control cars and two unpowered trailer cars. One DMU train usually consists of two DMU power cars at each end of a trailer coach (making for two complete DMU+trailer+DMU sets on the system). Because the DMUs don't run on biodiesel, Tri-Rail stopped using them recently.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...
, and West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is run by the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority is a tri-county public transit authority operating out of Pompano Beach, Florida, serving Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. The organization was created on July 1, 2003 by the Florida Legislature and enacted by the Florida Department...
. The 70.9 miles (114.1 km) system has 18 stations along the South Florida
South Florida metropolitan area
The South Florida metropolitan area, also known as the Miami metropolitan area, and designated the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area by the U.S...
coast. The system connects directly to Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
at numerous stations, and the Metrorail
Metrorail (Miami)
The Miami Metrorail, officially Metrorail and commonly called the Metro, is the heavy rail rapid transit system of Miami, Florida, United States, serving the Miami metropolitan area. The Metro is operated by Miami-Dade Transit, a departmental agency of Miami-Dade County...
in Miami at the Tri-Rail and Metrorail Transfer Station
Tri-Rail and Metrorail transfer station
Tri-Rail and Metrorail Transfer Station is a Metrorail and Tri-Rail interchange station in Hialeah, Florida, in metropolitan Miami.This station is located near the intersection of East 25th Street and 11th Avenue, officially opening to service March 6, 1989. The station was built as a connection...
, and in 2012
2012 in rail transport
- Events : 14 January – Construction is expected to be completed on the Marina Bay Extension of the Circle MRT Line. 31 January – First Group/Keolis' First TransPennine Express franchise, First TransPennine Express, expires 4 February – National Express's East Anglia franchise expires 31 March –...
, with both systems at Miami Central Station
Miami Central Station
Miami Central Station, also called Miami Airport Station, is a rapid transit, commuter rail, intercity rail, and intercity bus union station currently under construction in Miami, Florida, United States, in the Grapeland Heights neighborhood....
at Miami International Airport
Miami International Airport
Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the South Florida area...
. A second Tri-Rail line on the Florida East Coast Railway corridor may be in operation by 2014, eventually extending service north to Jupiter, Florida
Jupiter, Florida
Jupiter is a town located in Palm Beach County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 39,328. The estimate population for 2009 is 50,606. As of 2006, the population had grown to 50,028, according to the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research....
and south to Downtown Miami
Downtown Miami
Downtown Miami is an urban residential neighborhood, and the central business district of Miami, Miami-Dade County, and South Florida in the United States...
and numerous inner city Miami neighborhoods such as the Design District, Little Haiti
Little Haiti
Little Haiti or La Petite Haïti, and traditionally known as Lemon City, is a neighborhood in Miami, Florida, United States known as a traditional center for Haitian immigrants, and Francophone culture in the city.-Lemon City, early farming days:...
, and Wynwood.
History
Florida Department of Transportation
The Florida Department of Transportation is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida. The department was formed in 1969. It absorbed the powers of the Florida State Road Department...
and began operation in 1989, originally to provide temporary commuter rail service while construction crews widened Interstate 95
Interstate 95 in Florida
Interstate 95 is the main Interstate Highway on the east coast of the United States; it serves the Atlantic coast of Florida. It begins at a partial interchange with U.S. Highway 1 just south of downtown Miami, and heads north past Daytona Beach and Jacksonville to the Georgia state line at the St...
and the parallel Florida's Turnpike
Florida's Turnpike
Florida's Turnpike , designated as the Ronald Reagan Turnpike, and originally known as the Sunshine State Parkway is a north–south toll road that runs through 11 counties in the Florida peninsula, from U.S...
. Due to higher than expected ridership, Tri-Rail outlasted its temporary status, adding more trains and stations in the process. Line extensions have enabled Tri-Rail to service all three South Florida international airports: Miami International Airport
Miami International Airport
Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the South Florida area...
, Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport
Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport
Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport is an international commercial airport located in unincorporated Broward County, Florida, three miles southwest of the central business district of Fort Lauderdale...
, and Palm Beach International Airport
Palm Beach International Airport
Palm Beach International Airport is a public airport located 3 nautical miles west of Palm Beach, Florida, in West Palm Beach, Florida, and serves Palm Beach County. The airport is operated and maintained by Palm Beach County Department of Airports. Road access to the airport is available...
. The state's original plan was to use the more urban FEC line, but FEC declined the offer as they wanted freight to be their top priority.
In 1998, the initial 67-mile route was extended north from the West Palm Beach Station to the Mangonia Park Station, and south from Hialeah Market Station (formerly Miami Airport Station) to the new Miami Airport station. Construction of the extensions began in 1996; this brought the system to 70.9 miles.
In 2007, a project to upgrade the full length of the line from Mangonia Park to Miami Airport with double-track
Double track
A double track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.- Overview :...
was completed with the opening of a high-level fixed bridge over the New River
New River (Broward County, Florida)
The New River is a river in South Florida, USA. The river originates in the Everglades and flows east. After passing through Fort Lauderdale, the river enters the Atlantic Ocean at Port Everglades cut. The river is entirely within Broward County and is composed from the junction of three main...
near Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...
. Once several other modernization projects are completed, the SFRTA will assume full responsibility for dispatching and maintenance from CSX. During the 2000s, all of the stations other than Pompano Beach
Pompano Beach (Tri-Rail station)
Pompano Beach Station is a Tri-Rail commuter rail station in Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida. With 109,000 passengers in the first six months of 2011, it is the 10th busiest Tri-Rail station....
were redone to include new elevators and pedestrian bridges over the tracks, large roofs over the platforms, and better facilities. In 2011, the dilaidated Pomapano Beach station received a $5.7 million federal grant to be redone as a "green station," generating more than 100% of its energy demand through solar power, with the excess to be sent to the grid or stored for nighttime lighting. Construction will start in spring 2012 and is expected to take 18 months to complete, with the station to remain open during construction.
The completion of the New River rail bridge and the addition of a second Colorado Railcar
Colorado Railcar
Colorado Railcar was a manufacturer of railroad rolling stock, railcars and diesel multiple unit commuter vehicles. Both products come in single- and double-level versions. It shut down in 2008, with its assets being purchased by US Railcar.-History:...
diesel multiple unit
Diesel multiple unit
A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages powered by one or more on-board diesel engines. They may also be referred to as a railcar or railmotor, depending on country.-Design:...
(DMU) ushered in sweeping changes to Tri-Rail's operational timetables. Tri-Rail added several more trains during peak weekday commuting hours in June 2007. During "rush-hour," trains ran every twenty to thirty minutes rather than the previous schedule of every hour. This change comes at quite a fortuitous time in Tri-Rail's operation history. With gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline , or petrol , is a toxic, translucent, petroleum-derived liquid that is primarily used as a fuel in internal combustion engines. It consists mostly of organic compounds obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum, enhanced with a variety of additives. Some gasolines also contain...
prices at record highs—particularly in South Florida's sprawling metropolis—Tri-Rail has seen a double-digit percentage increase in ridership in mid-2007. 2009 saw a record high number of passengers, over 4.2 million for the year. This was also the time during which work was being done on I-95 to add the express lanes from the Golden Glades Interchange to the Airport Expressway near downtown Miami.
However, in 2009 Tri-Rail service was nearly cut drastically with the threat being shut down altogether by 2011 even as ridership was at a record high as Palm Beach County could no longer fund its support of the system and was looking to slash its funding from $4.1 to $1.6 million. This would mean that Broward and Miami-Dade counties would also have had to cut their support to $1.6 million each to match. The state, which was also running a budget shortfall and did not pass a rental car tax increase to help fund Tri-Rail, would have had to cut its support as well. This would have caused an immediate cut from 50 to 30 daily trains and a complete cutting weekend service, followed by additional cuts and possible shit down two years later. Schedules were decreased slightly but service was never cut altogether as dedicated funding was attained.
Ridership dropped by about 600,000 in 2010 after a 25% fare increase in mid 2009. In 2011, Tri-Rail again saw increasing ridership, averaging about 14,500 riders per weekday, along with sustained high gas prices. As Tri-Rail's fleet was aging, the cars were becoming crowded during the rush hour periods. Starting on November 28, 2011, the large project of extending the express lanes from the Golden Glades Interchange
Golden Glades Interchange
The Golden Glades Interchange, located in Miami Gardens and North Miami Beach, Florida, United States, is the confluence of five major roads serving eastern and southern Florida.-Description:The five highways the come together at the interchange are U.S...
into Broward County
Broward County, Florida
-2000 Census:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,623,018 people, 654,445 households, and 411,645 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,346 people per square mile . There were 741,043 housing units at an average density of 615 per square mile...
will began, and is likely to cause lane closures congestion that may again lead to an increase in Tri-Rail ridership. After this project is completed in late 2014, the much larger project of rebuilding the Golden Glades Interchange could begin by 2016.
Fares and services
Tri-Rail fare is divided into six zones for one day passes, ranging from $2.50 to $11.55, with fare calculated by the number of zones travelled through, and whether it's one way or round trip. On weekends, a $5 all day pass good for all zones is available, though trains run with very long headways. For frequent use, the $100 monthly Tri-Rail pass, or the $140 Tri-Rail/Metrorail/Metrobus monthly pass is much more cost effective. Discount fares are available for senior citizens, the disabled, registered employees of registered local employers, and children under five. On weekdays, 50 train trips are made in all, with 25 in each direction, while on weekends only 16 trips, eight north and eight south, are made in all, with two hour headways between each train. While Tri-Rail peaks at speeds above 80 miles per hour (129 km/h), it can be extracted from the timetable and the distance of the line that it's overall average speed is approximately 38 miles per hour (61 km/h).Miami Central Station
With the new Miami Central StationMiami Central Station
Miami Central Station, also called Miami Airport Station, is a rapid transit, commuter rail, intercity rail, and intercity bus union station currently under construction in Miami, Florida, United States, in the Grapeland Heights neighborhood....
under construction as of late 2009, the Miami Airport Station would also move into the new central station, along with connections to Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
, Metrorail
Metrorail (Miami)
The Miami Metrorail, officially Metrorail and commonly called the Metro, is the heavy rail rapid transit system of Miami, Florida, United States, serving the Miami metropolitan area. The Metro is operated by Miami-Dade Transit, a departmental agency of Miami-Dade County...
, Metrobus, MIA Mover
MIA Mover
The MIA Mover is an automated people mover system which opened at the Miami International Airport in metropolitan Miami, Florida, United States on September 09th, 2011...
, Greyhound
Greyhound Lines
Greyhound Lines, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, is an intercity common carrier of passengers by bus serving over 3,700 destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, operating under the well-known logo of a leaping greyhound. It was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA, in 1914 and...
and the Miami Intermodal Center
Miami Intermodal Center
For the rail station next to the MIC, see Miami Central StationMiami Intermodal Center is a transportation hub under construction by the Florida Department of Transportation in Miami, Florida, in the United States. It will offer centralized transfer between Metrorail, Amtrak, Tri-Rail, buses,...
. In September 2011, the Miami Airport Station closed for the construction of the new Miami Central Station, and will reopen in 2013.
FEC Line
In the 2025 and 2030 long range transportation plans, Tri-Rail has envisioned moving to or adding service on the Florida East Coast RailwayFlorida East Coast Railway
The Florida East Coast Railway is a Class II railroad operating in the U.S. state of Florida; in the past, it has been a Class I railroad.Built primarily in the last quarter of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century, the FEC was a project of Standard Oil principal Henry Morrison...
(FEC) corridor, which runs parallel to U.S. 1
U.S. Route 1 in Florida
U.S. Route 1 in Florida runs along the state's east coast from Key West to its crossing of the St. Marys River into Georgia north of Boulogne, and south of Folkston. US 1 was designated through Florida when the U.S. Highway System was established in 1926.US 1 runs in the state of Florida, and...
(Biscayne Boulevard/Brickell Avenue
Brickell Avenue
Brickell Avenue is the name given to the stretch of U.S. Route 1 in Miami, Florida just south of the Miami River. North of the Brickell Avenue Bridge, US Route 1 is known as Biscayne Boulevard...
) in Miami-Dade County, and Federal Highway in Broward and Palm Beach counties). This corridor will provide more opportunities for pedestrian travel from stations to end destinations than does the current South Florida Rail Corridor, which must rely almost exclusively on shuttle buses for passenger distribution. Tri-Rail officials project that the project would cost about $2.5 billion and that 59,000 people a day would ride it, The FEC, which denied the state's request to use the line for commuter rail in the 1980s, under new ownership has now stated that it's willing to allow the use of the 85 miles (137 km) segment of track between downtown Miami and Jupiter for passenger trains.
Tri-Rail service on the FEC line would bring stations to Downtown Miami
Downtown Miami
Downtown Miami is an urban residential neighborhood, and the central business district of Miami, Miami-Dade County, and South Florida in the United States...
's transit hub, Government Center Station, as well as service in Midtown Miami
Midtown Miami
Midtown Miami is the collective term for the Wynwood and Edgewater neighborhoods of Miami, Florida, United States, north of Downtown and south of the Miami Design District. It is roughly bound by North 29th Street to the south, I-195 to the north, I-95 to the west and Biscayne Bay to the east.In...
/Miami Design District
Miami Design District
The Design District, historically a part of the Buena Vista, is a neighborhood of greater Midtown, Miami, Florida, United States, south of Little Haiti...
, Upper East Side/Miami Shores, North Miami, North Miami Beach/Aventura
Aventura, Florida
Aventura is a planned, suburban city located in northeastern Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city name is from the Spanish word for "adventure", and was named "Aventura" after one of the developers of the original group of condominiums in the area remarked to the others, "What an adventure this is...
, Downtown Hollywood
Hollywood, Florida
-Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of...
, and Downtown Fort Lauderdale, putting it within walking distance of thousands of potential riders. Getting to and from the current stations has always been a major detractor of Tri-Rail's convenience since opening. Miami's Downtown Development Authority along with Miami-area politicians are actively lobbying to bring Tri-Rail to the city core.
On October 28, 2011, the SFRTA Governing Board approved a plan to run Tri-Rail local and express service on the FEC line to Downtown Miami
Downtown Miami
Downtown Miami is an urban residential neighborhood, and the central business district of Miami, Miami-Dade County, and South Florida in the United States...
by 2015, possibly sooner by 2014. The line would bring direct commuter rail service to Downtown for the first time since 1968. The plan will now go to the tri-county Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)'s boards for approval. The plan is being fast-tracked in phases to provide service on the FEC portion from Downtown Fort Lauderdale and Downtown Miami's Government Center Station as soon as 2014.
Operations
Tri-Rail shares its track with AmtrakAmtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
's Silver Meteor
Silver Meteor
The Silver Meteor is a 1389-mile passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Silver Service brand, running from New York City, New York, south to Miami, Florida, via the Northeast Corridor to Washington, D.C., thence via Richmond, Virginia; Fayetteville, North Carolina; North Charleston, South...
and Silver Star and CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...
's Miami Subdivision. The Florida Department of Transportation purchased the track from CSX in 1989. Under the terms of the agreement, CSX would continue to provide dispatch services and physical plant maintenance for the track and would have exclusive freight trackage rights until certain conditions were met.
Tri-Rail participates in the EASY Card
EASY Card (South Florida)
The EASY Card system is a series of linked contactless smartcard systems used by Miami-Dade Transit and South Florida Regional Transportation Authority in the South Florida, Florida, United States area. The EASY Card allows for electronic payment on multiple public transport systems including Miami...
regional smartcard-based fare collection system along with Miami-Dade Transit
Miami-Dade Transit
Miami-Dade Transit is the primary public transit authority of Miami, Florida, United States and the greater Miami-Dade County area. It is the largest transit system in Florida and the 12th-largest transit system in the United States....
. Purely paper tickets are also available for same-day or weekend use, and these latter items (or an EASY Card with paper-based receipt) can be used to transfer to Broward County Transit
Broward County Transit
Broward County Transit is the public transit authority in Broward County, Florida. It is the second largest transit system in Florida. It currently operates the only public bus system in Broward County...
as well as Palm Tran
Palm Tran
Palm Tran is a bus system run by the Palm Beach County Government, serving Palm Beach County, Florida. Standard one-way fare is $1.50 . For $3.55 an unlimited all-day pass . There are no free transfers except to Tri-Rail or Broward County Transit...
.
Revenue and Expense
For fiscal year 2010, train revenue was approximately $10.3 million. Total operating expenses for fiscal year 2010, including depreciation expense, were approximately $86.9 million. Expenses increased by approximately $14.9 million or 20.7% when compared to fiscal year 2009..Station list
Currently, the Tri-Rail has six stations in Palm Beach County, seven in Broward County, and five in Miami-Dade County. Transfers to county bus service are available at all stations. Transfers to Miami Metrorail are currently available at the Tri-Rail and Metrorail Transfer StationTri-Rail and Metrorail transfer station
Tri-Rail and Metrorail Transfer Station is a Metrorail and Tri-Rail interchange station in Hialeah, Florida, in metropolitan Miami.This station is located near the intersection of East 25th Street and 11th Avenue, officially opening to service March 6, 1989. The station was built as a connection...
, and will be available at the Miami Central Station
Miami Central Station
Miami Central Station, also called Miami Airport Station, is a rapid transit, commuter rail, intercity rail, and intercity bus union station currently under construction in Miami, Florida, United States, in the Grapeland Heights neighborhood....
as well starting in 2013.
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| 1 | Palm Beach County | Mangonia Park Station Mangonia Park (Tri-Rail station) Mangonia Park Station is a Tri-Rail commuter rail station in Mangonia Park, Palm Beach County, Florida. This is currently the northernmost station of the commuter rail system.... |
Palm Tran Palm Tran Palm Tran is a bus system run by the Palm Beach County Government, serving Palm Beach County, Florida. Standard one-way fare is $1.50 . For $3.55 an unlimited all-day pass . There are no free transfers except to Tri-Rail or Broward County Transit... : 31, 33 |
| West Palm Beach Station West Palm Beach (Tri-Rail station) West Palm Beach Station is a train station in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, which is served by Amtrak passenger rail and Tri-Rail commuter rail service. It is located at 203 - 209 South Tamarind Avenue, south of First Street/Banyan Boulevard.... |
Amtrak Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union... : Silver Star, Silver Meteor Silver Meteor The Silver Meteor is a 1389-mile passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Silver Service brand, running from New York City, New York, south to Miami, Florida, via the Northeast Corridor to Washington, D.C., thence via Richmond, Virginia; Fayetteville, North Carolina; North Charleston, South... Palm Tran Palm Tran Palm Tran is a bus system run by the Palm Beach County Government, serving Palm Beach County, Florida. Standard one-way fare is $1.50 . For $3.55 an unlimited all-day pass . There are no free transfers except to Tri-Rail or Broward County Transit... : 40, 43, 44, 45, 50 Downtown WPB shuttle Greyhound Greyhound Lines Greyhound Lines, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, is an intercity common carrier of passengers by bus serving over 3,700 destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, operating under the well-known logo of a leaping greyhound. It was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA, in 1914 and... |
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| Lake Worth Station Lake Worth (Tri-Rail station) Lake Worth Station is a Tri-Rail commuter rail station in Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida.This station is located at the confluence of Lake Worth Road and Interstate 95... |
Palm Tran Palm Tran Palm Tran is a bus system run by the Palm Beach County Government, serving Palm Beach County, Florida. Standard one-way fare is $1.50 . For $3.55 an unlimited all-day pass . There are no free transfers except to Tri-Rail or Broward County Transit... : 60, 62 |
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| 2 | Boynton Beach Station Boynton Beach (Tri-Rail station) Boynton Beach Station is a Tri-Rail commuter rail station in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida.This station is located on High Ridge Road, north of Gateway Boulevard and west of Interstate 95, officially opening to service December 18, 1989 and remodeled in 2003. Parking is available at... |
Palm Tran Palm Tran Palm Tran is a bus system run by the Palm Beach County Government, serving Palm Beach County, Florida. Standard one-way fare is $1.50 . For $3.55 an unlimited all-day pass . There are no free transfers except to Tri-Rail or Broward County Transit... : 70, 71 Boynton Crosstown |
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| Delray Beach Station Delray Beach (Tri-Rail station) Delray Beach Station is a train station in Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, which is served by Tri-Rail and Amtrak. It is located on South Congress Avenue , south of West Atlantic Avenue and east of State Road 9.... |
Amtrak Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union... : Silver Star, Silver Meteor Silver Meteor The Silver Meteor is a 1389-mile passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Silver Service brand, running from New York City, New York, south to Miami, Florida, via the Northeast Corridor to Washington, D.C., thence via Richmond, Virginia; Fayetteville, North Carolina; North Charleston, South... Palm Tran Palm Tran Palm Tran is a bus system run by the Palm Beach County Government, serving Palm Beach County, Florida. Standard one-way fare is $1.50 . For $3.55 an unlimited all-day pass . There are no free transfers except to Tri-Rail or Broward County Transit... : 2, 70, 81 Delray Crosstown |
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| 3 | Boca Raton Station Boca Raton (Tri-Rail station) Boca Raton Station is a Tri-Rail commuter rail station in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida.Located at Yamato Road , just east of Congress Avenue and west of I-95. Originally opened January 9, 1989, the station was moved and rebuilt following Hurricane Wilma, reopening to service November 4,... |
Palm Tran Palm Tran Palm Tran is a bus system run by the Palm Beach County Government, serving Palm Beach County, Florida. Standard one-way fare is $1.50 . For $3.55 an unlimited all-day pass . There are no free transfers except to Tri-Rail or Broward County Transit... : 2, 94 |
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| Broward County | Deerfield Beach Station | Amtrak Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union... : Silver Star, Silver Meteor Silver Meteor The Silver Meteor is a 1389-mile passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Silver Service brand, running from New York City, New York, south to Miami, Florida, via the Northeast Corridor to Washington, D.C., thence via Richmond, Virginia; Fayetteville, North Carolina; North Charleston, South... Broward County Transit Broward County Transit Broward County Transit is the public transit authority in Broward County, Florida. It is the second largest transit system in Florida. It currently operates the only public bus system in Broward County... : 48 |
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| Pompano Beach Station Pompano Beach (Tri-Rail station) Pompano Beach Station is a Tri-Rail commuter rail station in Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida. With 109,000 passengers in the first six months of 2011, it is the 10th busiest Tri-Rail station.... |
Broward County Transit Broward County Transit Broward County Transit is the public transit authority in Broward County, Florida. It is the second largest transit system in Florida. It currently operates the only public bus system in Broward County... : 34 |
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| 4 | Cypress Creek Station Cypress Creek (Tri-Rail station) Cypress Creek Station is a Tri-Rail commuter rail station in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida.The station is located on North Andrews Way, east of North Andrews Avenue and I-95, and south of West Cypress Creek Road. Originally opening to service January 9, 1989, the station features a park... |
Broward County Transit Broward County Transit Broward County Transit is the public transit authority in Broward County, Florida. It is the second largest transit system in Florida. It currently operates the only public bus system in Broward County... : 60, 62 |
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| Fort Lauderdale Station Fort Lauderdale (Tri-Rail station) Fort Lauderdale Station is a train station in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, which is served by Tri-Rail and Amtrak. The station is located on Southwest 21st Terrace, just south of West Broward Boulevard.-History:... |
Amtrak Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union... : Silver Star, Silver Meteor Silver Meteor The Silver Meteor is a 1389-mile passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Silver Service brand, running from New York City, New York, south to Miami, Florida, via the Northeast Corridor to Washington, D.C., thence via Richmond, Virginia; Fayetteville, North Carolina; North Charleston, South... Miami Metrobus Miami-Dade Transit Miami-Dade Transit is the primary public transit authority of Miami, Florida, United States and the greater Miami-Dade County area. It is the largest transit system in Florida and the 12th-largest transit system in the United States.... : 95X Broward County Transit Broward County Transit Broward County Transit is the public transit authority in Broward County, Florida. It is the second largest transit system in Florida. It currently operates the only public bus system in Broward County... : 9, 22, 81 |
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| 5 | Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport Station at Dania Beach | Broward County Transit Broward County Transit Broward County Transit is the public transit authority in Broward County, Florida. It is the second largest transit system in Florida. It currently operates the only public bus system in Broward County... : 4, 6, 15, 16, SFEC Shuttle |
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| Sheridan Street Station Sheridan Street (Tri-Rail station) Sheridan Street Station is a Tri-Rail commuter rail station in Hollywood, Broward County, Florida.The station is located near the intersection of Sheridan Street and North 29th Street, just west of Interstate 95. The station opened to service March 15, 1996. A large park and ride lot is located at... |
Miami Metrobus Miami-Dade Transit Miami-Dade Transit is the primary public transit authority of Miami, Florida, United States and the greater Miami-Dade County area. It is the largest transit system in Florida and the 12th-largest transit system in the United States.... : 95X Broward County Transit Broward County Transit Broward County Transit is the public transit authority in Broward County, Florida. It is the second largest transit system in Florida. It currently operates the only public bus system in Broward County... : 3, 12 |
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| Hollywood Station Hollywood (Tri-Rail station) Hollywood Station is a historic train station in Hollywood, Broward County, Florida, which is served by Tri-Rail and Amtrak. The station is located at 3001 Hollywood Boulevard, just west of I-95 and State Road 9.- Seaboard Air Line Railway :... |
Amtrak Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union... : Silver Star, Silver Meteor Silver Meteor The Silver Meteor is a 1389-mile passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Silver Service brand, running from New York City, New York, south to Miami, Florida, via the Northeast Corridor to Washington, D.C., thence via Richmond, Virginia; Fayetteville, North Carolina; North Charleston, South... Broward County Transit Broward County Transit Broward County Transit is the public transit authority in Broward County, Florida. It is the second largest transit system in Florida. It currently operates the only public bus system in Broward County... : 7. 95X |
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| 6 | Miami-Dade County | Golden Glades Station Golden Glades (Tri-Rail station) Golden Glades Station is a Tri-Rail commuter rail station in metropolitan Miami, Florida, United States, just west of the Golden Glades Interchange.... |
Miami Metrobus Miami-Dade Transit Miami-Dade Transit is the primary public transit authority of Miami, Florida, United States and the greater Miami-Dade County area. It is the largest transit system in Florida and the 12th-largest transit system in the United States.... : 22, 49 Commuter, 59 Commuter, 77, 95X, 277 MAX, E Broward County Transit Broward County Transit Broward County Transit is the public transit authority in Broward County, Florida. It is the second largest transit system in Florida. It currently operates the only public bus system in Broward County... : 18, 441 Breeze, University Breeze Greyhound Greyhound Lines Greyhound Lines, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, is an intercity common carrier of passengers by bus serving over 3,700 destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, operating under the well-known logo of a leaping greyhound. It was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA, in 1914 and... |
| Opa-locka Station Opa-locka (Tri-Rail station) Opa-locka Station is a Tri-Rail commuter rail station in Opa-locka, Florida, in metropolitan Miami. Parking is available at this station, which is located near the intersection of Ali Baba Avenue and Sharazad Boulevard... |
Miami Metrobus Miami-Dade Transit Miami-Dade Transit is the primary public transit authority of Miami, Florida, United States and the greater Miami-Dade County area. It is the largest transit system in Florida and the 12th-largest transit system in the United States.... : 32, 42 |
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| Metrorail Transfer Station Tri-Rail and Metrorail transfer station Tri-Rail and Metrorail Transfer Station is a Metrorail and Tri-Rail interchange station in Hialeah, Florida, in metropolitan Miami.This station is located near the intersection of East 25th Street and 11th Avenue, officially opening to service March 6, 1989. The station was built as a connection... |
Amtrak Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union... : Silver Star, Silver Meteor Silver Meteor The Silver Meteor is a 1389-mile passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Silver Service brand, running from New York City, New York, south to Miami, Florida, via the Northeast Corridor to Washington, D.C., thence via Richmond, Virginia; Fayetteville, North Carolina; North Charleston, South... (to move operations to the Miami Central Station Miami Central Station Miami Central Station, also called Miami Airport Station, is a rapid transit, commuter rail, intercity rail, and intercity bus union station currently under construction in Miami, Florida, United States, in the Grapeland Heights neighborhood.... in 2012) Miami Metrorail: Green Line Miami Metrobus Miami-Dade Transit Miami-Dade Transit is the primary public transit authority of Miami, Florida, United States and the greater Miami-Dade County area. It is the largest transit system in Florida and the 12th-largest transit system in the United States.... : 42, L (112) |
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| Hialeah Market Station Hialeah Market (Tri-Rail station) Hialeah Market Station is a Tri-Rail commuter rail station located in Hialeah, Florida in metropolitan Miami. As of summer 2011, Hialeah Market Station will serve as the temporary southern terminus of the line for two years, until construction of the new Miami Central Station is completed.The... (Temporary Tri-Rail terminus until the completion of the Miami Central Station Miami Central Station Miami Central Station, also called Miami Airport Station, is a rapid transit, commuter rail, intercity rail, and intercity bus union station currently under construction in Miami, Florida, United States, in the Grapeland Heights neighborhood.... in early 2013, Route 133 (Tri-Rail/Airport shuttle service from Miami Airport Station will diverted here) |
Miami Metrobus Miami-Dade Transit Miami-Dade Transit is the primary public transit authority of Miami, Florida, United States and the greater Miami-Dade County area. It is the largest transit system in Florida and the 12th-largest transit system in the United States.... : 132, 133 |
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| Miami Central Station Miami Central Station Miami Central Station, also called Miami Airport Station, is a rapid transit, commuter rail, intercity rail, and intercity bus union station currently under construction in Miami, Florida, United States, in the Grapeland Heights neighborhood.... (Closed mid-September, 2011; reopening in late 2012/early 2013 as last phase of the Miami Intermodal Center Miami Intermodal Center For the rail station next to the MIC, see Miami Central StationMiami Intermodal Center is a transportation hub under construction by the Florida Department of Transportation in Miami, Florida, in the United States. It will offer centralized transfer between Metrorail, Amtrak, Tri-Rail, buses,... ) |
Amtrak Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union... : Silver Star, Silver Meteor Silver Meteor The Silver Meteor is a 1389-mile passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Silver Service brand, running from New York City, New York, south to Miami, Florida, via the Northeast Corridor to Washington, D.C., thence via Richmond, Virginia; Fayetteville, North Carolina; North Charleston, South... Miami Metrorail: Orange Line Miami Metrobus Miami-Dade Transit Miami-Dade Transit is the primary public transit authority of Miami, Florida, United States and the greater Miami-Dade County area. It is the largest transit system in Florida and the 12th-largest transit system in the United States.... : 37, 42, 42A, 57, J, 133 Airport Shuttle, 150 Airport Flyer, 238 East-West Connection Greyhound Greyhound Lines Greyhound Lines, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, is an intercity common carrier of passengers by bus serving over 3,700 destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, operating under the well-known logo of a leaping greyhound. It was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA, in 1914 and... (Miami service will be moved to the Miami Central Station Miami Central Station Miami Central Station, also called Miami Airport Station, is a rapid transit, commuter rail, intercity rail, and intercity bus union station currently under construction in Miami, Florida, United States, in the Grapeland Heights neighborhood.... in 2012, with direct connections to Miami Metrorail, Miami International Airport Miami International Airport Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the South Florida area... , Amtrak Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union... , the MIA Mover MIA Mover The MIA Mover is an automated people mover system which opened at the Miami International Airport in metropolitan Miami, Florida, United States on September 09th, 2011... , Greyhound Greyhound Lines Greyhound Lines, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, is an intercity common carrier of passengers by bus serving over 3,700 destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, operating under the well-known logo of a leaping greyhound. It was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA, in 1914 and... , and Miami Metrobus bus lines. New MDT bus lines 6, 7M, 836X are to be added to the Central Station upon completion) |
Southbound weekdays
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! P615
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! P619
! P621
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! P625
! P627
! P629
! P631
! P633
! P635
! P637
! P639
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! P643
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| West Palm Beach
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| Lake Worth
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| Boynton Beach
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| Delray Beach
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| 8:01
|8:31
|9:31
|10:31
|11:31
|12:31
|1:31
| 2:31
| 3:31
| 4:01
|4:31
| 5:01
| 5:31
| 6:01
| 6:46
| 7:16
| 8:11
| 9:11
|-
| Boca Raton
| 4:35
|5:17
|5:57
|6:37
|6:57
|7:17
|7:37
|8:07
|8:37
|9:37
|10:37
|11:37
|12:37
|1:37
|2:37
| 3:37
|4:07
| 4:37
|5:07
|5:37
|6:07
|6:52
|7:22
|8:17
|9:17
|-
| Deerfield Beach
|4:42
|5:24
|6:04
|6:44
|7:04
|7:24
|7:44
|8:14
|8:44
|9:44
|10:44
|11:44
|12:44
|1:44
|2:44
|3:44
| 4:14
|4:44
|5:14
|5:44
|6:14
|6:59
|7:29
|8:24
|9:24
|-
| Pompano Beach
| 4:48
| 5:30
| 6:10
| 6:50
| 7:10
| 7:30
| 7:50
| 8:20
| 8:50
| 9:50
| 10:50
| 11:50
| 12:50
| 1:50
| 2:50
| 3:50
| 4:20
| 4:50
| 5:20
| 5:50
| 6:20
| 7:05
| 7:35
| 8:30
| 9:30
|-
| Cypress Creek
| 4:54
| 5:37
| 6:17
| 6:57
| 7:17
| 7:37
| 7:57
| 8:27
| 8:57
| 9:58
| 10:58
| 11:58
| 12:58
| 1:58
| 2:58
| 3:58
| 4:28
| 4:58
| 5:28
| 5:58
| 6:27
| 7:12
| 7:42
| 8:37
| 9:37
|-
| Fort Lauderdale
| 5:01
| 5:45
| 6:25
| 7:05
| 7:25
| 7:45
| 8:05
| 8:35
| 9:05
| 10:08
| 11:08
| 12:08
| 1:08
| 2:08
| 3:08
| 4:08
| 4:38
| 5:08
| 5:38
| 6:08
| 6:35
| 7:20
| 7:50
| 8:45
| 9:45
|-
| Fort Laderdale/Hollywood
International Airport at Dania
Beach
| 5:08
| 5:53
| 6:33
| 7:13
| 7:33
| 7:53
| 8:13
| 8:43
| 9:13
| 10:17
| 11:17
| 12:17
| 1:17
| 2:17
| 3:17
| 4:17
| 4:47
| 5:17
| 5:47
| 6:17
| 6:43
| 7:28
| 7:58
| 8:53
| 9:53
|-
| Sheridan Street
| 5:12
| 5:57
| 6:37
| 7:17
| 7:37
| 7:57
| 8:17
| 8:47
| 9:17
| 10:21
| 11:21
| 12:21
| 1:21
| 2:21
| 3:21
| 4:21
| 4:51
| 5:21
| 5:51
| 6:21
| 6:47
| 7:32
| 8:02
| 8:57
| 9:57
|-
| Hollywood
| 5:16
| 6:01
| 6:41
| 7:21
| 7:41
| 8:01
| 8:21
| 8:51
| 9:21
| 10:26
| 11:26
| 12:26
| 1:26
| 2:26
| 3:26
| 4:26
| 4:56
| 5:26
| 5:56
| 6:26
| 6:51
| 7:36
| 8:06
| 9:01
| 10:01
|-
| Golden Glades
| 5:25
| 6:10
| 6:50
| 7:30
| 7:50
| 8:10
| 8:30
| 9:00
| 9:30
| 10:35
| 11:35
| 12:35
| 1:35
| 2:35
| 3:35
| 4:35
| 5:05
| 5:35
| 6:05
| 6:35
| 7:00
| 7:45
| 8:15
| 9:10
| 10:10
|-
| Opa-locka
| 5:31
| 6:16
| 6:56
| 7:36
| 7:56
| 8:16
| 8:36
| 9:06
| 9:36
| 10:41
| 11:41
| 12:41
| 1:41
| 2:41
| 3:41
| 4:41
| 5:11
| 5:41
| 6:11
| 6:41
| 7:06
| 7:51
| 8:21
| 9:16
| 10:16
|-
| Metrorail Transfer
| 5:38
| 6:23
| 7:03
| 7:43
| 8:03
| 8:23
| 8:43
| 9:13
| 9:43
| 10:48
| 11:48
| 12:48
| 1:48
| 2:48
| 3:48
| 4:48
| 5:18
| 5:48
| 6:18
| 6:48
| 7:13
| 7:58
| 8:28
| 9:23
| 10:23
|-
| Hialeah Market/ Miami
Airport
| 5:44
| 6:29
| 7:09
| 7:49
| 8:09
| 8:29
| 8:49
| 9:19
| 9:49
| 10:54
| 11:54
| 12:54
| 1:54
| 2:54
| 3:56
| Bus
| 5:26
| Bus
| 6:26
| 6:56
| 7:19
| 8:04
| 8:34
| 9:29
| 10:29
|}
Northbound weekdays
| Train Number | P600 | P602 | P604 | P606 | P608 | P610 | P612 | P614 | P616 | P618 | P620 | P622 | P624 | P626 | P628 | P630 | P632 | P634 | P636 | P638 | P640 | P642 | P644 | P646 | P648 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hialeah Market / Miami Airport | 4:18 | 4:48 | 5:13 | 5:38 | 6:03 | 6:23 | 7:03 | 7:43 | 8:23 | 9:23 | 10:23 | 11:23 | 12:23 | 1:23 | 2:23 | 3:13 | 3:53 | 4:33 | 4:53 | Bus | 5:53 | Bus | 6:53 | 7:53 | 9:43 |
| Metrorail Transfer | 4:23 | 4:54 | 5:19 | 5:49 | 6:09 | 6:29 | 7:09 | 7:49 | 8:29 | 9:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 12:30 | 1:30 | 2:30 | 3:20 | 4:09 | 4:39 | 4:59 | 5:29 | 5:59 | 6:29 | 6:59 | 7:59 | 9:49 |
| Opa-locka | 4:29 | 5:00 | 5:25 | 5:55 | 6:15 | 6:35 | 7:15 | 7:55 | 8:35 | 9:36 | 10:36 | 11:36 | 12:36 | 1:36 | 2:36 | 3:26 | 4:15 | 4:45 | 5:05 | 5:35 | 6:05 | 6:35 | 7:05 | 8:05 | 9:55 |
| Golden Glades | 4:35 | 5:06 | 5:31 | 6:01 | 6:21 | 6:41 | 7:21 | 8:01 | 8:41 | 9:43 | 10:43 | 11:43 | 12:43 | 1:43 | 2:43 | 3:33 | 4:21 | 4:51 | 5:11 | 5:41 | 6:11 | 6:41 | 7:11 | 8:11 | 10:01 |
| Hollywood | 4:43 | 5:15 | 5:40 | 6:10 | 6:30 | 6:50 | 7:30 | 8:10 | 8:50 | 9:52 | 10:52 | 11:52 | 12:52 | 1:52 | 2:52 | 3:42 | 4:30 | 5:00 | 5:20 | 5:50 | 6:20 | 6:50 | 7:20 | 8:20 | 10:10 |
| Sheridan Street | 4:47 | 5:19 | 5:44 | 6:14 | 6:34 | 6:54 | 7:34 | 8:14 | 8:54 | 9:56 | 10:56 | 11:56 | 12:56 | 1:56 | 2:56 | 3:46 | 4:34 | 5:04 | 5:24 | 5:54 | 6:24 | 6:54 | 7:24 | 8:24 | 10:14 |
| Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport at Dania Beach |
4:51 | 5:23 | 5:48 | 6:18 | 6:38 | 6:58 | 7:38 | 8:18 | 8:58 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 1:00 | 2:00 | 3:00 | 3:50 | 4:38 | 5:08 | 5:28 | 5:58 | 6:28 | 6:58 | 7:28 | 8:28 | 10:18 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 5:00 | 5:32 | 5:57 | 6:27 | 6:47 | 7:07 | 7:47 | 8:27 | 9:07 | 10:09 | 11:09 | 12:09 | 1:09 | 2:09 | 3:09 | 3:59 | 4:47 | 5:17 | 5:37 | 6:07 | 6:37 | 7:07 | 7:37 | 8:37 | 10:27 |
| Cypress Creek | 5:06 | 5:39 | 6:04 | 6:34 | 6:54 | 7:14 | 7:54 | 8:34 | 9:14 | 10:16 | 11:16 | 12:16 | 1:16 | 2:16 | 3:16 | 4:06 | 4:54 | 5:24 | 5:44 | 6:14 | 6:44 | 7:14 | 7:44 | 8:44 | 10:34 |
| Pompano Beach | 5:12 | 5:45 | 6:10 | 6:40 | 7:00 | 7:20 | 8:00 | 8:40 | 9:20 | 10:23 | 11:23 | 12:23 | 1:23 | 2:23 | 3:23 | 4:13 | 5:00 | 5:30 | 5:50 | 6:20 | 6:50 | 7:20 | 7:50 | 8:50 | 10:40 |
| Deerfield Beach | 5:18 | 5:51 | 6:16 | 6:46 | 7:06 | 7:26 | 8:06 | 8:46 | 9:26 | 10:29 | 11:29 | 12:29 | 1:29 | 2:29 | 3:29 | 4:19 | 5:06 | 5:36 | 5:56 | 6:26 | 6:56 | 7:26 | 7:56 | 8:56 | 10:46 |
| Boca Raton | 5:25 | 5:59 | 6:24 | 6:54 | 7:14 | 7:34 | 8:14 | 8:54 | 9:34 | 10:38 | 11:38 | 12:38 | 1:38 | 2:38 | 3:38 | 4:28 | 5:14 | 5:44 | 6:04 | 6:34 | 7:04 | 7:34 | 8:04 | 9:04 | 10:54 |
| Delray Beach | 5:30 | 6:04 | 6:29 | 6:59 | 7:19 | 7:39 | 8:19 | 8:59 | 9:39 | 10:44 | 11:44 | 12:44 | 1:44 | 2:44 | 3:44 | 4:34 | 5:19 | 5:49 | 6:09 | 6:39 | 7:09 | 7:39 | 8:09 | 9:09 | 10:59 |
| Boynton Beach | 5:38 | 6:13 | 6:38 | 7:08 | 7:28 | 7:48 | 8:28 | 9:08 | 9:48 | 10:53 | 11:53 | 12:53 | 1:53 | 2:53 | 3;53 | 4:43 | 5:28 | 5:58 | 6:18 | 6:48 | 7:18 | 7:48 | 8:18 | 9:18 | 11:08 |
| Lake Worth | 5:44 | 6:19 | 6:44 | 7:14 | 7:34 | 7:54 | 8:34 | 9:14 | 9:54 | 10:59 | 11:59 | 12:59 | 1:59 | 2:59 | 3:59 | 4:49 | 5:34 | 6:04 | 6:24 | 6:54 | 7:24 | 7:54 | 8:24 | 9:24 | 11:14 |
| West Palm Beach | 5:55 | 6:30 | 6:55 | 7:25 | 7:45 | 8:05 | 8:45 | 9:25 | 10:05 | 11:10 | 12:10 | 1:10 | 2:10 | 3:10 | 4:10 | 5:00 | 5:45 | 6:15 | 6:35 | 7:05 | 7:35 | 8:05 | 8:35 | 9:35 | 11:25 |
| Magnolia Park | 6:05 | 6:40 | 7:05 | 7:35 | 7:55 | 8:15 | 8:55 | 9:35 | 10:15 | 11:20 | 12:20 | 1:20 | 2:20 | 3:20 | 4:20 | 5:10 | 5:55 | 6:25 | 6:45 | 7:15 | 7:45 | 8:15 | 8:45 | 9:45 | 11:35 |
Fleet
Locomotives
The service began with five Morrison-Knudsen F40PHL-2EMD F40PH
-Amtrak NPCU Conversions:In later years, as Amtrak's F40PH fleet was being replaced by the newer GE Genesis-series locomotives, Amtrak converted a number of the retired units—generally ones with major mechanical problems limiting their value in the resale or lease marketplace—into "Non-Power...
diesel locomotives. Tri-Rail later took delivery of three MotivePower Industries F40PH-2C locomotives and two ex-Amtrak EMD F40PHs. In 2006, six EMD GP49
EMD GP49
An EMD GP49 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division. Power was provided by an EMD 645F3B 12-cylinder engine which generated 2800 horsepower . The GP49 was marketed as one of four models in the 50 series introduced in 1979. The 50 series includes GP/SD49 and...
locomotives were acquired from Norfolk Southern and were rebuilt by Mid America Car Company to the designation GP49H-3.
On October 29, 2008, the Tri-Rail switched to biodiesel fuel with a goal of a 99-percent blend, when available.
On 25 February 2011, Tri-Rail announced an order for ten Brookville BL36PH
Brookville BL36PH
The Brookville BL36PH will be a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive for commuter trains, currently being designed by Brookville Equipment Corporation. It will utilize a MTU 20V4000 V20 engine rated at 3,619 horsepower and will meet EPA Tier 3 emissions standards. Head end power will be generated...
locomotives, with options for thirteen more, from the Brookville Equipment Corporation at a cost of $109 million. The purchase was met with criticism by the Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida Chamber of Commerce
The Florida Chamber of Commerce is an organization devoted to the advocacy of private businesses in the state of Florida.This Chamber originated in 1912, and included its first continuing group in 1916, the Florida Tick Eradication Committee...
and state lawmakers, who claimed the bidding process was flawed. Rival bidder MotivePower Industries filed a lawsuit against Tri-Rail, claiming that the bidding process was skewed in Brookville's favor.
Passenger Cars
Like many other commuter rail services in the United States, Tri-Rail utilizes Bombardier BiLevel CoachBombardier BiLevel Coach
Bombardier BiLevel coaches are bilevel passenger cars designed to carry up to 360 passengers for regional railways. These carriages are easily identifiable; they are double-decked and are shaped like elongated octagons.-History:...
es. Additional bi-level rolling stock from Colorado Railcar
Colorado Railcar
Colorado Railcar was a manufacturer of railroad rolling stock, railcars and diesel multiple unit commuter vehicles. Both products come in single- and double-level versions. It shut down in 2008, with its assets being purchased by US Railcar.-History:...
(4 DMU power coaches and 2 unpowered coaches) has been used since 2006.
In 2010, the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority purchased new rail cars from Hyundai Rotem. The first new car was put into service in March 2011.
Diesel multiple units
In 2003, after receiving a grant from the Florida Department of TransportationFlorida Department of Transportation
The Florida Department of Transportation is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida. The department was formed in 1969. It absorbed the powers of the Florida State Road Department...
, Tri-Rail contracted to purchase two pieces of rolling stock
Rolling stock
Rolling stock comprises all the vehicles that move on a railway. It usually includes both powered and unpowered vehicles, for example locomotives, railroad cars, coaches and wagons...
from Colorado Railcar: a self-propelled diesel multiple unit
Diesel multiple unit
A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages powered by one or more on-board diesel engines. They may also be referred to as a railcar or railmotor, depending on country.-Design:...
, (DMU) prototype control car and unpowered bi-level coach entered regular service with Tri-Rail in October 2006. The new purpose-built railcars are larger than the Bombardier BiLevel Coach
Bombardier BiLevel Coach
Bombardier BiLevel coaches are bilevel passenger cars designed to carry up to 360 passengers for regional railways. These carriages are easily identifiable; they are double-decked and are shaped like elongated octagons.-History:...
es, holding up to 188 passengers, with room for bicycles and luggage. Currently, Tri-Rail owns and operates four DMU control cars and two unpowered trailer cars. One DMU train usually consists of two DMU power cars at each end of a trailer coach (making for two complete DMU+trailer+DMU sets on the system). Because the DMUs don't run on biodiesel, Tri-Rail stopped using them recently.
Ridership
Annual ridership averages| Date | Passengers Annual total | Passengers Weekday average |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | N/A | 7,381 |
| 2001 | 2,543,604 | 8,344 |
| 2002 | 2,618,557 | 8,450 |
| 2003 | 2,753,562 | 9,135 |
| 2004 | 2,815,829 | 9,342 |
| 2005 | 2,615,720 | 9,446 |
| 2006 | 3,176,339 | 8,727 |
| 2007 | 3,392,894 | 11,388 |
| 2008 | 3,862,450 | N/A |
| 2009 | 4,222,850 | 14,000 |
| 2010 | 3,606,055 | N/A |
| 2011 | N/A | 14,500 |
Ridership records
Tri-Rail carried more passengers on National Dump the Pump Day 2011 than on any other day in its 22-year history. A record 19,731 trips were logged, breaking the previous record - set on the day of the Miami Heat Victory Parade in 2006 - by more than 1,000 riders. Rides were free on that day.See also
- Metrorail (Miami)Metrorail (Miami)The Miami Metrorail, officially Metrorail and commonly called the Metro, is the heavy rail rapid transit system of Miami, Florida, United States, serving the Miami metropolitan area. The Metro is operated by Miami-Dade Transit, a departmental agency of Miami-Dade County...
- MetromoverMetromoverThe Miami Metromover, officially Metromover, is a free rapid transit automated people mover train system operated by Miami-Dade Transit in Miami, Florida, United States. Metromover serves Downtown Miami, Brickell, Park West and Omni neighborhoods. Metromover connects directly with Metrorail at...
- Transportation in South FloridaTransportation in South FloridaThe Greater Miami area, comprising the three counties of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach, known collectively as South Florida, is home to a wide variety of public and private transportation systems, including heavy rail mass transit , commuter rail , light rail , highways, two major airports...
- List of United States railroads
- List of Florida railroads
- List of United States commuter rail systems by ridership
- Commuter rail in North AmericaCommuter rail in North AmericaCommuter rail services in the United States, Canada, and Mexico provide common carrier passenger transportation along railway tracks, with scheduled service on fixed routes on a non-reservation basis primarily for short-distance travel between a central business district and adjacent suburbs and...
External links
- Tri-Rail Official website
- South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
- South Florida East Coast Corridor Study - Study by the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority to reduce congestion and increase mobility in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.
- Transit Miami
- Colorado Railcar