Fort Lauderdale station (Brightline)
Fort Lauderdale | ||||||||||||||||
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| Brightline station | ||||||||||||||||
| File:Blightline Fort Lauderdale Station.jpg Concept art of Brightline's Fort Lauderdale station | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | NW 2nd St Fort Lauderdale, Florida | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°07′25″N 80°08′46″W / 26.12366°N 80.14611°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Florida East Coast Industries (FECI) | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | All Aboard Florida: Lua error: expandTemplate: template "FEC color" does not exist. | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Broward County Transit's Central Terminal | |||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Opening | 2016 (planned)[needs update] | |||||||||||||||
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Fort Lauderdale station is a train station under construction in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is planned to be served by All Aboard Florida's Brightline rail system, connecting Miami and Orlando International Airport. The station will be located in downtown Fort Lauderdale, on NW 2nd Avenue between Broward Boulevard and NW 4th Street, adjacent Broward County Transit's Central Terminal.[1]
Engineering
Construction for the station began October 2014 with the demolition of existing structures on the site. The complex when completed will consist of an elevated concourse above an 800-foot long, 35-foot wide island platform for the trains. The station will be a modern style structure with illuminated V-shaped columns supporting the upper concourse echoing the designs of the Miami and West Palm Beach stations also under construction on the line.[2] It was planned and designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in association with Zyscovich Architects.[3] Planned completion is the end of 2016.[1]
Planned connections
- Sun Trolley
- Broward County Transit System
- Future Wave Streetcar
- Future Tri-Rail Station
References
- ^ a b "Fort Lauderdale Train Station". All Aboard Florida.
- ^ Fleshler, David (December 17, 2015). "New rail service seeks dramatic lighting for stations". Sun Sentinel.
- ^ Turnbell, Michael (October 29, 2014). "Demolition begins for All Aboard Florida's new station". Sun Sentinel.