University station (Miami-Dade County)
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●● University | |||||||||||||||
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Metrorail metro station | |||||||||||||||
Location | 5400 Ponce de Leon Boulevard Coral Gables, Florida | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°42′53″N 80°16′36″W / 25.71472°N 80.27667°WCoordinates: 25°42′53″N 80°16′36″W / 25.71472°N 80.27667°W | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | Miami-Dade County | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Connections | Metrobus: 56, 500 UM ‘Canes Shuttle | ||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||
Parking | Park and ride (401 spaces) | ||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Rack | ||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||
Station code | UNV | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | May 20, 1984 | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 636,000 [1] 16% | ||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||
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University station is a station on the Metrorail rapid transit system at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. This station, opened to service May 20, 1984, is located along Ponce de Leon Boulevard at the intersection of South Dixie Highway (US 1) and Mariposa Court. The stop provides particular convenience to UM students, staff, and resident physicians traveling between the Coral Gables campus, the medical campus at the UM/Jackson Memorial Medical Center at Civic Center station in the Civic Center Health District, and direct access to Downtown Miami and Miami International Airport.
Station layout[]
The station has two tracks served by an island platform. Parking is located in a surface lot north of the station underneath the tracks.
References[]
External links[]
- Media related to University (Metrorail station) at Wikimedia Commons
- MDT – Metrorail Stations
- Station from Google Maps Street View
Categories:
- Green Line (Metrorail)
- Orange Line (Metrorail)
- Metrorail (Miami-Dade County) stations in Miami-Dade County, Florida
- Buildings and structures in Coral Gables, Florida
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1984
- 1984 establishments in Florida
- Railway stations in the United States at university and college campuses