Dadeland North station

Dadeland North station is a station on the Metrorail rapid transit system in the Dadeland area of Miami-Dade County, Florida. This station is located at the intersection of South Dixie Highway (US 1) and Southwest 83rd Street on the Snapper Creek, two blocks north of Kendall Drive and two blocks south from the US 1–Snapper Creek Expressway (SR 878) junction. It opened to service May 20, 1984.

●● Dadeland North
Metrorail metro station
Location8300 South Dixie Highway
Miami, Florida
Coordinates25°41′30″N 80°18′18″W
Owned byMiami-Dade County
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections Metrobus: 87, 88, 104, 204, 272, 288, 500
Construction
ParkingGarage (1975 spaces)
Bicycle facilitiesRack
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeDLN
History
OpenedMay 20, 1984
Traffic
Passengers (2012)2 million[1]  11%
Services
Preceding station Miami-Dade Transit Following station
Dadeland South
Terminus
 Green Line South Miami
toward Palmetto
Orange Line South Miami
toward Miami Int'l Airport

It is located along the border of Kendall and Glenvar Heights, two census-designated places. The station is in both areas.[2][3][4]

Dadeland North serves the communities of Dadeland, Glenvar Heights, Kendall, and Pinecrest, as well as serving the Dadeland Station and Dadeland Mall shopping centers.

The Dadeland North station and MetroPath are built over Snapper Creek.

Station layout

The station has two tracks served by an island platform, with a parking garage immediately west of the platform.

P
Platform level		 Southbound ←           Green Line, Orange Line toward Dadeland South (Terminus)
Island platform
Northbound ←      Green Line toward Palmetto (South Miami) →
←      Orange Line toward Miami International Airport (South Miami) →
G Street level Exit/entrance, fare control, parking, buses

References
  1. http://www.miamidade.gov/transit/ridership-technical-reports.asp
  2. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Kendall CDP, FL" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on June 26, 2015. See detail in section 2 (Archive) - areas in pink are the Kendall CDP
  3. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Glenvar Heights CDP, FL" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 3, 2015.
  4. "Metrorail Stations." Miami-Dade County. Retrieved on January 3, 2015. "Dadeland North[...]Station Address: 8300 South Dixie Highway"
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