South Florida Regional Transportation Authority

Infobox Public transit
name = South Florida Metropolitan Transportation Authority


imagesize = 100px
locale = Miami metro area, USA
transit_type = Commuter rail, rapid transit, people mover, bus
began_operation = July 1, 2003
system_length = 100 mi (160 km)
lines = 3
stations = 61
ridership = 552,074 (FY 2007 bus, Metrorail, Metromover and Tri-Rail)
track_gauge = RailGauge|sg (standard gauge)
operator = South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (in cooperation with Miami-Dade Transit, Broward County Transit, and Palm Tran)

The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) is a tri-county federal public transit authority operated in Pompano Beach, Florida. The organization was created on July 1, 2003 by the Florida Legislature and enacted by the Florida Department of Transportation. Replacing the pre-existing Tri-County Commuter Rail Authority, the goal of incorporation was to expand cooperation between the Tri-Rail commuter services and the existing county public transport authorities: Broward County Transit, Miami-Dade Transit, and Palm Tran. Tri-Rail is solely operated by SFRTA.

Lines

The system runs on three lines: Tri-Rail, Metrorail, and Metromover, the latter two systems operated only in Miami-Dade County by Miami-Dade Transit. Construction on the first line, Metrorail, began in 1979, with operations between Dadeland South and Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre (then "Overtown") inaugurated May 20, 1984. Metromover and Tri-Rail opened later in 1986 and 1987, respectively, with connections between commuter rail services at Tri-Rail/Metrorail Transfer Station beginning in 1989.

tation listing

Miami-Dade stations

*Allapattah
*Arena/State Plaza
*Bayfront Park
*Bicentennial Park
*Brickell
*Brickell
*Brownsville
*Civic Center
*Coconut Grove
*College North
*College/Bayside
*Culmer
*Dadeland North
*Dadeland South
*Douglas Road
*Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Plaza
*Earlington Heights
*Eighth Street
*Eleventh Street
*Fifth Street
*Financial District
*First Street
*Freedom Tower
*Golden Glades Station
*Government Center
*Government Center
*Hialeah
*Hialeah Market Station
*Knight Center
*Miami Airport Station
*Miami Avenue
*Northside
*Okeechobee
*Omni/Metromover Bus Terminal
*Opa-locka Station
*Overtown/Arena
*Palmetto
*Park West
*Riverwalk
*Santa Clara
*School Board
*South Miami
*Tenth Street/Promenade
*Third Street
*Third Street
*Metrorail Transfer Station
*Tri-Rail
*University
*Vizcaya
**Note: Metrorail and Metromover stations only service Miami.

Broward stations

*Cypress Creek Station
*Deerfield Beach Station
*Fort Lauderdale Station
*Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport at Dania Beach Station
*Hollywood Station
*Pompano Beach Station
*Sheridan Street Station

Palm Beach stations

*Boca Raton Station
*Boynton Beach Station
*Delray Beach Station
*Lake Worth Station
*Mangonia Park Station
*West Palm Beach Station

External links

* [http://www.sfrta.fl.gov South Florida Regional Transportation Authority]