Opa-locka station

Opa-locka
  
SFRTA Tri-Rail commuter rail station
The Opa-locka station viewed from the platform of the adjacent Opa-locka Seaboard Air Line Railway Station
General information
Location480 Ali Baba Avenue
Opa-locka, Florida
Coordinates25°54′01″N 80°15′12″W / 25.900291°N 80.253340°W / 25.900291; -80.253340
Line(s)South Florida Rail Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit Metrobus: 32, 135
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone6
History
Opened1927 (Seaboard Air Line)
March 15, 1996 (Tri-Rail)
Services
Preceding station Tri-Rail Following station
Metrorail Transfer
toward Miami Airport
 Tri-Rail Golden Glades
toward Mangonia Park
Former services
Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station
Hialeah
toward Miami
 Main Line Hollywood
toward Richmond
Opa-locka Seaboard Air Line Railway Station
Map
LocationOpa-locka, Florida
Coordinates25°54′01″N 80°15′12″W / 25.900291°N 80.253340°W / 25.900291; -80.253340
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1927
ArchitectBernhardt E. Muller
Architectural styleMoorish Revival architecture
MPSOpa-locka TR
NRHP reference No.87000998[1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1987

Opa-locka station is a Tri-Rail commuter rail station in Opa-locka, Florida. Parking is available at this station, which is located near the intersection of Ali Baba Avenue and Sharazad Boulevard. The current station opened for service in 1996 directly adjacent to the former Opa-locka Seaboard Air Line Railway Station.

Historic station

The former Seaboard Air Line Railway station

The Seaboard Air Line Railroad depot in is located at 490 Ali Baba Avenue. Constructed in 1927, the station house is typical of the Moorish Revival architecture prevalent throughout the city of Opa-locka.[2] On June 25, 1987, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

This property is part of the Opa-locka Thematic Resource Area, a multiple-property submission to the National Register.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms with a small parking lot and bus bays west of the southbound platform and a crossover accessing the northbound platform.

  • View from the parking lot
    View from the parking lot
  • View of the overpass
    View of the overpass
  • View of the old station from the current station
    View of the old station from the current station
  • View of the Tri-Rail platforms
    View of the Tri-Rail platforms
  • North view of the old station
    North view of the old station
  • West view of the old station
    West view of the old station
  • South view of the old station
    South view of the old station
  • East view of the old station
    East view of the old station

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Rothermel, Virginia S.; Zimny, Michael (August 13, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Opa-Locka Railroad Station". National Archives Catalog. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 10, 2021.

Media related to Opa-locka (Tri-Rail station) at Wikimedia Commons Media related to Opa-Locka SAL Railroad Station at Wikimedia Commons


Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This Florida train station-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.