Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre station

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Metrorail metro station
The headquarters of Miami-Dade Transit adjacent to the station
General information
Location	100 NW Sixth Street, Miami, Florida 33136
Coordinates	25°46′51″N 80°11′46″W
Owned by	Miami-Dade County
Line(s)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: 2, 7, 95X, 95 Dade Broward Express
Construction
Parking	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	OVT
History
Opened	May 20, 1984
Previous names	Overtown (1984–1988) Overtown/Arena (1988–2007)
Passengers
2011	417,000  12%
Services
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Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre station is a station on the Metrorail rapid transit system in northwest Downtown, Miami, Florida. The station is located at the intersection of Northwest Sixth Street and First Avenue, just south of the neighborhood of Overtown and east of the historic Lyric Theatre. It opened on May 20, 1984. Originally called Overtown, the Arena was added to the name in 1988 when the Miami Arena opened. It took on its current name in 2007, one year before the Miami Arena was demolished.

Places of interest

• AmericanAirlines Arena
• Lyric Theatre
• Ninth Street Pedestrian Mall
• Park West District
• Northern Downtown Miami

Transit connections

Metrobus

Route #	Route Name	Route Map	Note
2	Downtown Miami ↔ The Mall at 163rd Street or NE 84 St via NW 2 Ave, NW 79 St, and North Miami Avenue	Map	Weekend service terminates at NE 84 St and 2 Ave
7/7A	Downtown Miami ↔ Dolphin Mall via NW 7 St or Airport Metrorail Station	Map	Buses Alternate Trips Between Destinations
95	95 Express (Golden Glades Park and Ride) via I-95 Select Trips goes to Carol City	Map	Afternoon rush hours only
211	Overtown Circulator (NW 11 St and NW 11 Ave ↔ Williams Park via NW 3rd Ave)	Map	Weekday service only

External links

• Media related to Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre (Metrorail station) at Wikimedia Commons
• MDT – Metrorail Stations
• 1st Court entrance from Google Maps Street View