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Northeast Corridor Rapid Transit Project
Overview
Status	In planning
Locale	Greater Miami
Termini	MiamiCentral Aventura
Stations	7
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Operator(s)	Brightline Florida East Coast Railway
History
Planned opening	2032 (estimate)
Technical
Character	At-grade
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed	79 mph (130 km/h)
Route map Legend Brightline to Orlando Aventura FIU Biscayne Bay Campus North Miami Tri-Rail to Metrorail Transfer Little Haiti Design District I-195 Wynwood I-395 Dolphin Expressway Metrorail to Miami International Airport or Palmetto Metromover to School Board MiamiCentral Government Center Metromover to Financial District Metrorail to Dadeland South All stations are accessible This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram Proposed route highlighted in blue Show interactive map

The Northeast Corridor Rapid Transit Project is a planned commuter rail service in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The line is planned to extend from MiamiCentral to the Aventura station along the existing Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) tracks. It will have seven stations for the service in Miami-Dade, with both of the terminal stations having access to Brightline. Service could begin as soon as 2032. Tri-Rail is a potential operator of the service. A future extension into Broward and Palm Beach County is under study.

History

Prior to Brightline, a similar project was known as the Coastal Link in the 2010s with Tri-Rail as the prospective operator.

In 2020, it was revealed that Brightline was planning a commuter rail service to complement their existing intercity service. Referred to as the Northeast Corridor, trains would run between MiamiCentral and Aventura with five stations between. Brightline and the Miami-Dade County Commission agreed to access fees in November 2020. The estimated cost for full buildout of the line was $325 million in 2021. Operations were expected to start as early as 2024. By 2023, station locations had been identified and service frequencies for trains were expected to be every 30 to 60 minutes. The price of the project had increased to $588,663,000. As of 2024, the project now has an estimated cost of $927,300,000, with service starting as soon as 2032, as the result of the Federal Transit Administration indicating to "slow down" the pace of the project.

Stations

See also

• Transportation in South Florida

References

1. "Miami-Date County Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) Northeast Corridor Rapid Transit Project Fact Sheet" (PDF). miamidade.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 12, 2023.
2. "Northeast Corridor". www.miamidade.gov. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
3. "Northeast Corridor Fact Sheet (Nov. 2024)" (PDF). miamidade.gov. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
4. "Tri-Rail Coastal Link South Florida East Coast Corridor (SFECC) Transit Analysis Study". tri-railcoastallinkstudy.com. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
5. "Deal For Brightline To Build Commuter Rail System Nearly Ready". The Next Miami. May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
6. ^ Scheckner, Jesse (March 23, 2021). "After $345 million buildout, Brightline to run new intercity rail". Miami Today. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
7. "Brightline, Miami-Dade OK access fee for new commuter-rail system". Progressive Railroading. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
8. Scheckner, Jesse (April 6, 2021). "Miami-Dade seeks federal funding for Northeast commuter rail line". Miami Today. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
9. Hanks, Douglas (February 23, 2023). "A commuter train along U.S. 1 in Miami? County unveils plan without El Portal station". Miami Herald. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
10. "Miami-Aventura rail route cost rises quarter billion". Miami Today. September 26, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
11. "Miami To Aventura Train Service Pushed To 2032". The Next Miami. November 13, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.

External links

• Northeast Corridor

• 2032 in rail transport
• Passenger rail transportation in Florida
• Miami metropolitan area
• Proposed railway lines in Florida