Brownsville station

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Brownsville
Metrorail metro station
Location 5200 NW 27th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33142
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Owned by Miami-Dade County
Line(s) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Local Transit Metrobus: 27, 46, 54, 254
Construction
Parking Park and ride (423 spaces)
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code BVL
History
Opened May 19, 1985
Traffic
Passengers (2011) 252,000[1]Decrease 7%
Services
Preceding station   Metrorail   Following station
toward Palmetto
Green Line

Brownsville is a Metrorail station in the unincorporated community of Brownsville in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It is located at the intersection of Northwest 27th Avenue (SR 9) and 52nd Street, opening to service May 19, 1985.

Places of interest

  • Brownsville
  • Joseph Caleb Community Center
  • Family Health Center
  • Brownsville Renaissance (Retail shops, Movie theater)

Brownsville Transit Village

Adjacent to the Brownsville Metrorail station is the construction of a new housing project, "Brownsville Transit Village." The project is composed of 5 mid-rise residential towers (467 apartments) with ground floor retail. The buildings are considered transit-oriented development, and are being designed around the metro station. The project is slated to be completed in late 2011.[2][3]

Transit connections

Metrobus

Route # Route Name Route Map Note
27 Coconut Grove stationCalder Race Course or NW 211 Street and Douglas Road (27A) via Unity Boulevard (27 Ave) Map
46 Liberty City Connection (NW 22 Ave and 54 St ↔ NW 62 St and 6 Ave via 46 St) Map
54 Biscayne BoulevardHialeah Gardens at Galloway Road (87 Ave) via NW 54 St & W 8 St Map
254 Brownsville Circulator (Caleb Center ↔ Lorah Park) Map

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