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Elevated Rail Transportation in Miami
South Florida
Information about the two elevated rail systems
in the city of Miami.
Miami-Dade MetroMover
The MetroMover is a free elevated rail
transportation system serving downtown Miami.
Transport is in individual cars moving on
a 4.4 mile track. The service began
in 1986 with only the downtown loop and the
Omni and Brickell extensions were added in 1994.
There are twenty-one Metromover stations
in downtown Miami and the system connects with
the Metrorail system at the Government Center
and Brickell stations. The downtown loop is
sometimes called the inner loop.and the Omni Loop
and Brickell Loop are sometimes called the outer loops.
Miami-Dade MetroRail
This rapid transit system runs on 21 miles
of elevated rails and it serves a wider
area then the free MetroMover system described above.
MetroRail runs seven days a week, usually from
5:00 am to midnight. There are twenty-two
MetroRail stations covering the area from
Medley and Hialeah in the north, through
downtown Miami, through Coral Gables, South Miami,
and ending in southwest Miami-Dade at the
Dadeland Mall. By 2016 the MetroRail will
be extended to serve the Miami International Airport,
Florida International University, and Dolphin Stadium.
Longer term plans include extending it to
Coral Gables, Western Kendall, and Adventura.
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Related Links
Transportation in Miami
The Nieghborhoods of Miami
Miami for Local Residents
Miami for Visitors
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