● Brownsville | |||||||||||
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Metrorail metro station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 5200 NW 27th Avenue Miami, Florida | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°49′19″N 80°14′26″W / 25.82194°N 80.24056°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Miami-Dade County | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Metrobus: 27, 54 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | Park and ride (423 spaces) | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | BVL | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | May 19, 1985 [1] | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2011 | 252,000 [2] 7% | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Brownsville station is a Metrorail station in Brownsville, Florida. It is located at the intersection of Northwest 27th Avenue ( SR 9) and 52nd Street, opening to service May 19, 1985. [1]
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 was completed by 2012. [3] [4] However, as of 2016, Brownsville and Santa Clara (Santa Clara Apartments TOD), are the lowest ridership stations in the system. [5]