Aventura station

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Aventura
Aventura Station site.jpg
Site of the future Aventura station in July 2020
General information
Location19796 West Dixie Highway
Ojus, Florida
Coordinates25°57′27″N 80°08′51″W / 25.957455°N 80.147407°W / 25.957455; -80.147407Coordinates: 25°57′27″N 80°08′51″W / 25.957455°N 80.147407°W / 25.957455; -80.147407
Owned byMiami-Dade County
Operated byBrightline
Line(s)Florida East Coast Railway
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
OpeningDecember 2022
Future services
Preceding station Brightline Small Logo.png Brightline Following station
MiamiCentral
Terminus
 Brightline Fort Lauderdale
toward West Palm Beach

Aventura station is a future Brightline station in Ojus, Florida.[1][2] It will be located on Dixie Highway west of the Aventura Mall, on a site that was purchased by Brightline (then known as Virgin Trains USA) and donated to Miami-Dade County, who is partly funding construction.[3] A groundbreaking ceremony was held September 3, 2020. Prior to Brightline's ongoing suspension of service due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the station had been expected to open in the fall of 2021.[4] The station is now expected to open in December 2022.[5][6] Inter-city service will be provided to MiamiCentral in about 17 minutes, and trains will run as far north as West Palm Beach until the Orlando extension is opened in 2023. Brightline has also started the design of another bridge that will connect the platform to Aventura Mall in the future.[7]

The infill station is also expected to serve as the terminus of planned commuter rail services in Miami-Dade County and Broward County. The Miami-Dade line would run between Aventura and Miami Central,[8][9] and the Broward line would operate as far north as Deerfield Beach.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ Hanks, Douglas (October 11, 2019). "Miami-Dade approves $76 million to bring Brightline trains to Aventura Mall". Miami Herald. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  2. ^ Lyons, David (November 20, 2019). "Brightline says it's on time to open new South Florida stations by next year". Miami Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  3. ^ Larsen, Keith (January 24, 2020). "Virgin Trains USA buys Aventura station site for $18M". The Real Deal Miami. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "After setbacks, Brightline's Aventura Mall station full steam ahead". Local 10. September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  5. ^ "BRIGHTLINE TOPS OFF AVENTURA STATION WITH PLACEMENT OF 131-FOOT-LONG PEDESTRIAN SKYBRIDGE". www.gobrightline.com. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  6. ^ Galvan, Abraham (October 18, 2022). "Brightline bridges the gap in Aventura". Miami Today. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "BRIGHTLINE OFFERS PREVIEW OF NEW AVENTURA STATION". www.gobrightline.com. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  8. ^ Price-Williams, Abigail. "MEMORANDUM" (PDF). Miami Dade County. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  9. ^ "Brightline close to county deal on commuter tracks. Next up: Fights over stations". Miami Herald. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  10. ^ Lester, David C. (August 24, 2021). "Florida's Broward County considering commuter rail line in FEC corridor". Railway Track & Structures. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  11. ^ Lyons, Davis (September 5, 2021). "Broward commuter rail link not likely until 2028". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved September 12, 2021.


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