South Miami (Metrorail station)
Encyclopedia
South Miami is a Metrorail
station in Miami, Florida
, immediately east of South Miami
city proper
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This station is located at the intersection of South Dixie Highway (US 1
) and Sunset Drive (SW 72nd Street/SR 986), opening to service May 20, 1984.
Metrorail (Miami)
The Miami Metrorail, officially Metrorail and commonly called the Metro, is the heavy rail rapid transit system of Miami, Florida, United States, serving the Miami metropolitan area. The Metro is operated by Miami-Dade Transit, a departmental agency of Miami-Dade County...
station in 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...
, immediately east of South Miami
South Miami, Florida
South Miami is a Miami suburban city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,741 at the 2000 census and as of 2007, according to the U.S...
city proper
City limits
The terms city limits and city boundary refer to the defined boundary or border of a city. The area within the city limits is sometimes called the city proper. The terms town limits/boundary and village limits/boundary mean the same as city limits/boundary, but apply to towns and villages...
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This station is located at the intersection of South Dixie Highway (US 1
U.S. Route 1 in Florida
U.S. Route 1 in Florida runs along the state's east coast from Key West to its crossing of the St. Marys River into Georgia north of Boulogne, and south of Folkston. US 1 was designated through Florida when the U.S. Highway System was established in 1926.US 1 runs in the state of Florida, and...
) and Sunset Drive (SW 72nd Street/SR 986), opening to service May 20, 1984.
Places of interest
- City of South Miami
- South Miami Hospital
- The Shops at Sunset PlaceThe Shops at Sunset PlaceThe Shops at Sunset Place is an outdoor shopping mall in South Miami, Florida . The mall opened in 1999 and is owned and managed by the Simon Property Group....
- Miami Children's HospitalMiami Children's HospitalMiami Children's Hospital is South Florida’s only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children with more than 650 attending physicians and over 130 pediatric sub-specialists. The 289-bed hospital is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine and is routinely ranked among...
(via bus route 72/72A) - International Studies Preparatory Academy
- Larkin Hospital
- Baptist Health South FloridaBaptist HealthBaptist Health, based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a network of five hospitals, affiliated with 34 primary care offices located throughout Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia...
Metrobus
Route # | Route Name | Route Map | Note |
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37 | Hialeah Hialeah, Florida Hialeah is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 226,419. As of 2009, the population estimate by the U. S... via Douglas Road (West 37 Ave) and LeJeune Road |
Map | |
57 | Jackson South Hospital ↔ Miami Central Station Miami Central Station Miami Central Station, also called Miami Airport Station, is a rapid transit, commuter rail, intercity rail, and intercity bus union station currently under construction in Miami, Florida, United States, in the Grapeland Heights neighborhood.... via Red Road Red Road (Miami) Red Road, also known as West 57th Avenue, is a north-south street that runs west of downtown Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida and into Broward County. Red Road is signed as State Road 959 from U.S. 1 to the Dolphin Expressway, and State Road 823 from U.S... (West 57 Ave) and Perimeter Road |
Map | Serves Miami International Airport Miami International Airport Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the South Florida area... |
72 | Miller Square at SW 137 Ave or SW 157 Ave at Kendall Drive (South 88 St) via Sunset Drive | Map | |
500 | Government Center Downtown Bus Terminal Stephen P. Clark Government Center The Stephen P. Clark Government Center, known also as Government Center, Miami-Dade Center, or County Hall, is a skyscraper in the Government Center district of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It is the headquarters building of the Miami-Dade County government. Many county offices are... ↔ Dadeland South Metrorail Station |
Map | Overnight service only; bus stop at US 1 and SW 70 St |