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Miami’s Metrorail

General info

  • Metrorail is known as: The Metro.
  • Dimentions: The cars are 75 feet long and 10 feet wide. Each car can hold up to 166 passengers, 76 seated and 90 standing.
  • System length: 24.4 miles of standard gauge track.
  • Nº lines: 2 lines; Green Line and Orange Line.
  • Nº stations: 23 Stations.
  • Speed: a top design speed of over 70 mph. An average speed of 31 mph.
  • Official Website: http://www.miamidade.gov/transit/metrorail.asp
  • Operator: Miami-Dade Transit (MDT), a departmental agency of Miami-Dade County.
  • Average daily ridership: 66,000 passengers.
  • Start of operation: May 21st of 1984 the tracks between Dadeland South station and Overtown.