Knight Center is a Metromover

Metromover

The Miami Metromover, officially Metromover, is a free rapid transit automated people mover train system operated by Miami-Dade Transit in Miami, Florida, United States. Metromover serves Downtown Miami, Brickell, Park West and Omni neighborhoods. Metromover connects directly with Metrorail at...

 station in Downtown

Downtown Miami

Downtown Miami is an urban residential neighborhood, and the central business district of Miami, Miami-Dade County, and South Florida in the United States...

, Miami, Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

 in the Miami Tower.

This station is located at the intersection of Southwest Second Street and Second Avenue, connected to the namesake

Namesake

Namesake is a term used to characterize a person, place, thing, quality, action, state, or idea that has the same, or a similar, name to another....

 James L. Knight Center

James L. Knight Center

The James L. Knight International Center is a contemporary entertainment and convention complex located in Downtown Miami, Florida. Located within the Miami Central Business District, the venue opened in 1982. The complex is named after famed newspaper publisher, James L. Knight. Since it’s...

 by a glass-enclosed walkway underneath the Downtown Distributor freeway. Knight Center opened April 17, 1986 as the World Trade Center Station, and was the first elevated metro station

Metro station

A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....

 in the world built into an existing building.

Places of interest

• James L. Knight Center
  James L. Knight Center
  The James L. Knight International Center is a contemporary entertainment and convention complex located in Downtown Miami, Florida. Located within the Miami Central Business District, the venue opened in 1982. The complex is named after famed newspaper publisher, James L. Knight. Since it’s...
  
  
• Miami Tower
• Au Bon Pain
• U.S. Century Bank
  U.S. Century Bank
  U.S. Century Bank is a community bank in the U.S. state of Florida, locally owned and headquartered in Miami. U.S. Century Bank is a company that provides consumer and business banking services to communities throughout south Florida...
  
  
• Dupont Plaza Hotel
• Holiday Inn
  Holiday Inn
  Holiday Inn is a brand of hotels, formally a economy motel chain, forming part of the British InterContinental Hotels Group . It is one of the world's largest hotel chains with 238,440 bedrooms and 1,301 hotels globally. There are currently 5 hotels in the pipeline...
  
  
• Hyatt Regency Hotel
  Hyatt
  Hyatt Hotels Corporation , is an international operator of hotels.Hyatt Center is the headquarters for Hyatt corporation...
  
  
• Miami Center of Commerce Shops
• Met 3
  Metropolitan Miami (development)
  Metropolitan Miami is a mixed-use development expected to consist of four skyscrapers and a lifestyle center in the Central Business District of Downtown Miami, Florida...
  
  
• Met 2 Financial Center
  Metropolitan Miami (development)
  Metropolitan Miami is a mixed-use development expected to consist of four skyscrapers and a lifestyle center in the Central Business District of Downtown Miami, Florida...
  
  
• Ultramont Downtown Mall
• Clarion Hotel
• JW Marriott Hotel at Metropolitan Square
  Metropolitan Miami (development)
  Metropolitan Miami is a mixed-use development expected to consist of four skyscrapers and a lifestyle center in the Central Business District of Downtown Miami, Florida...
  
  
• Camilla's Restaurant
• Met 1
  Metropolitan Miami (development)
  Metropolitan Miami is a mixed-use development expected to consist of four skyscrapers and a lifestyle center in the Central Business District of Downtown Miami, Florida...
  
  
• Ponto de Encontro Cafe and Restaurant
• Dupont Towers
• 400 SE 1st Avenue Building
• 420 SE 1st Avenue Building
• 220 SE 2nd Avenue Building
• 240 SE 2nd Avenue Building
• Acquos Tower
• Epic Tower
• Lynx Tower Complex
  Lynx Complex
  The Lynx Complex will be a complex of skyscrapers in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. When completed, it will contain five buildings over and each over 50 stories. The two tallest buildings in the complex have been approved by the city council and the Federal Aviation Administration, and...
  
  

Metrobus

Route #	Route Name	Route Map	Note
6	NW 29 Street and 17 Avenue ↔ Coconut Grove	Map
8	Miami Dade College Miami Dade College Miami Dade College, or simply Miami Dade or MDC, is a state college with eight campuses and twenty-one outreach centers located throughout Miami-Dade County, Florida in the United States. It is part of the Florida College System. Miami Dade College is the largest school in the Florida College...  (Wolfson Campus) ↔ Florida International University Florida International University Florida International University is an American public research university in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States, with its main campus in University Park...  (University Park Campus University Park, Florida According to the census of 2000, there were 26,538 people, 8,646 households, and 6,501 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 6,535.1 people per square mile . There were 9,047 housing units at an average density of 2,227.9/sq mi... ) via Tamiami Trail Tamiami Trail The Tamiami Trail is the southernmost of U.S. Highway 41 from State Road 60 in Tampa to U.S. Route 1 in Miami. The road also has the hidden designation of State Road 90....  (SW 8 St), SW 82 Ave, Coral Way Coral Way Coral Way is a primarily east-west street that begins in the Brickell neighborhood of Downtown, Miami, Florida, United States, ending in Westchester.-Route description:...  (SW 24 St), and 107 Ave	Map	8A does not service SW 82 Ave
24	Miami-Dade Public Library Miami-Dade Public Library The Miami-Dade Public Library System is a system of libraries in Miami, Florida and Miami-Dade County in the United States.-Early years:...  (West Miami-Dade Branch West Miami, Florida West Miami is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,863 at the 2000 census.-Geography:West Miami is located at .... ) or Coral Way Coral Way Coral Way is a primarily east-west street that begins in the Brickell neighborhood of Downtown, Miami, Florida, United States, ending in Westchester.-Route description:...  at 137 Ave ↔ Downtown Miami (Government Center Station)	Map
48	Santa Clara Station Santa Clara (Metrorail station) Santa Clara is a Metrorail station in the industrial district of the Civic Center neighborhood in Miami, Florida.This station is located near the intersection of Northwest 12th Avenue and 20th Street...  ↔ South Miami Station South Miami (Metrorail station) South Miami is a Metrorail station in Miami, Florida, immediately east of South Miami city proper.This station is located at the intersection of South Dixie Highway and Sunset Drive , opening to service May 20, 1984....	Map
B (102)	Downtown Miami ↔ Key Biscayne Key Biscayne, Florida Key Biscayne is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States on the island of Key Biscayne. The population was 10,507 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 10,324....  to Crandon Blvd or Harbor Dr via Rickenbacker Causeway Rickenbacker Causeway The Rickenbacker Causeway connects Miami, Florida, United States to the barrier islands of Virginia Key and Key Biscayne across Biscayne Bay.-Background:...	Map	Downtown trips during weekday rush hour Rush hour A rush hour or peak hour is a part of the day during which traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest. Normally, this happens twice a day—once in the morning and once in the evening, the times during when the most people commute... only