Fort Lauderdale station (Brightline)
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Location | 101 NW 2nd Avenue Fort Lauderdale, Florida United States | |||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 26°07′25″N 80°08′46″W / 26.12366°N 80.14611°W | |||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Florida East Coast Industries | |||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Brightline | |||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Florida East Coast Railway | |||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||
Parking | On-site parking garage; paid | |||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Racks | |||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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Opened | January 13, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
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Fort Lauderdale station is an inter-city rail station located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is served by Brightline's line between Miami and Orlando. The station is located in downtown Fort Lauderdale, on NW 2nd Avenue between Broward Boulevard and NW 4th Street, adjacent to the Broward County Transit's Central Terminal.[1] The station is also served by Sun Trolley.
History
[edit]Construction for the station began October 2014 with the demolition of existing structures on the site. The complex consists of an elevated concourse above an 800-foot-long (240 m), 35-foot-wide (11 m) island platform for the trains. The station is a modern style structure with illuminated V-shaped columns supporting the upper concourse, echoing the designs of the Miami and West Palm Beach stations on the line.[2] It was planned and designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in association with Zyscovich Architects,[3] and was completed in January 2018.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Fort Lauderdale Train Station". All Aboard Florida. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ^ Fleshler, David (December 17, 2015). "New rail service seeks dramatic lighting for stations". Sun Sentinel.
- ^ Turnbell, Michael (October 29, 2014). "Demolition begins for All Aboard Florida's new station". Sun Sentinel.
External links
[edit]Media related to Fort Lauderdale station (Brightline) at Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Lauderdale station Brightline
- Brightline stations
- Passenger rail transportation in Florida
- Florida East Coast Railway
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 2018
- Transportation buildings and structures in Broward County, Florida
- 2018 establishments in Florida
- Economy of Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Skidmore, Owings & Merrill buildings