Brightline Arrives in Miami. MiamiCentral Opens.
May 2018. Brightline extends service to Miami with the opening of MiamiCentral — a $3 billion mixed-use development in downtown Miami that includes the train station, residential towers, office space, and retail.
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From the Vault · 2018
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Brightline arrived in Miami yesterday with the opening of MiamiCentral, and the $3 billion mixed-use development in downtown Miami is everything the renderings promised. The train station — designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill — is the most significant piece of new infrastructure in Miami in decades. The trains are running. Florida finally has a passenger rail service.
MiamiCentral includes the train station, two residential towers, 150,000 square feet of office space, and a retail and food hall that has already become one of the most popular destinations in downtown Miami. The development connects to the Miami Metrorail and Metromover systems, making it the most transit-accessible location in the city.
Brightline now connects Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach, with service every 30 minutes during peak hours. The trip from Miami to Fort Lauderdale takes 30 minutes. The trip to West Palm Beach takes 60 minutes. The service will eventually extend to Orlando. Miami has a train.
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May 2018. Brightline extends service to Miami with the opening of MiamiCentral — a $3 billion mixed-use development in downtown Miami that includes the train station, residential towers, office space, and retail.
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