Okeechobee station (Metrorail)

Okeechobee station is a Metrorail station in Hialeah, Florida. The station is located at the intersection of West 20th Street and Okeechobee Road (US 27), one block south of the Hialeah Expressway (SR 934). It opened to passenger service on May 19, 1985, and was previously the northwestern terminus of the Metrorail system until Palmetto station opened in 2003.

For the Amtrak station in Okeechobee, Florida, see Okeechobee station (Amtrak).

● Okeechobee
Metrorail metro station
Location	2005 West Okeechobee Road Hialeah, Florida
Coordinates	25°50′23″N 80°18′5″W
Owned by	Miami-Dade County
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: 73, 267
Construction
Parking	Parking garage (863 spaces), park and ride (149 spaces)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	OKE
History
Opened	May 19, 1985
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	381,000[1]  0%
Services
Preceding station Miami-Dade Transit Following station Hialeah toward Dadeland South Green Line Palmetto Terminus

Station layout

The station has two tracks and an island platform, with parking underneath the tracks on either side of the station.

P Platform level	Southbound	←      Green Line toward Dadeland South (Hialeah)
	Island platform
	Northbound	←      Green Line toward Palmetto (Terminus) →
M	Mezzanine	Fare control
G	Street level	Exit/entrance, parking, buses

Places of interest

• Hialeah and Hialeah Gardens
• Medley
• Miami Springs
• Miami-Dade Warehouse District

References

1. http://www.miamidade.gov/transit/news_technical_reports_archive.asp%5B%5D

External links

• MDT – Metrorail Stations
• Station from Google Maps Street View