Tri-Rail

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{{Infobox Public transit |name = Tri-Rail |image = Logo triRAIL.gif |imagesize = 180px |locale = South Florida |transit_type = Commuter rail |began_operation = 1987 |system_length = 72 mi (116 km) |lines = 1 |stations = 18 |track_gauge = Template:Standard gauge (standard gauge) |operator = South Florida Regional Transportation Authority }} Tri-Rail is a commuter rail line linking Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach, Florida. It is run by the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority. The 72-mile system has 18 stations along the South Florida coast. The rail connects to the Metrorail in Miami at the Tri-Rail/Metrorail Transfer Station.

Formed in 1987 by the Florida Department of Transportation, the system originally was created to provide temporary commuter rail service while construction crews widened Interstate 95 and the parallel Florida's Turnpike, but Tri-Rail outlasted its temporary status, adding more trains and stations in the process. Tri-Rail shares its track with Amtrak's Silver Meteor and Silver Star and CSX's Miami Subdivision.

In the 2025 and 2030 long range transportation plans, Tri-Rail has envisioned moving to or adding service on the Florida East Coast (FEC) rail corridor, which runs next to U.S. Route 1 (Biscayne Boulevard in Miami-Dade County, and Federal Highway in Broward & Palm Beach Counties). This corridor will provide more opportunities for pedestrian travel from stations to end destinations than does the current CSX corridor, which must rely almost exclusively on shuttle buses for passenger distribution.

In 1996, the initial 67-mile route was extended north from West Palm Beach Station, and south from Hialeah Market Station to include the new Mangonia Park and Miami Airport stations, which opened in 1998. Due to this expansion, the system now extends roughly 72 miles.

Tri-Rail utilizes Bombardier BiLevel Coaches.

1 Stations
2 See also
3 External links

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Stations

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Currently, the Tri-Rail has five (5) Stations in Miami-Dade County, seven (7) in Broward County (Greater Fort Lauderdale), and six (6) in Palm Beach County.

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