Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre station explained

Style:Miami-Dade Transit
Type:Metrorail metro station
Address:100 NW Sixth Street,
Miami, Florida
Coordinates:25.7808°N -80.1961°W
Connections:
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Parking:No
Passengers:417,000[1]
Pass Year:2011
Pass Percent:12
Opened:May 20, 1984[2]
Former:Overtown (1984–1988)
Overtown/Arena (1988–2007)
Accessible:Yes
Code:OVT
Owned:Miami-Dade County
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-metro
Marker-Color:
  1. 000
Zoom:15

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. This station is within walking distance to MiamiCentral, which serves Tri-Rail and Brightline.

Station layout

The station has two tracks served by an island platform.

Places of interest

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.miamidade.gov/transit/news_technical_reports_archive.asp{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  2. News: Free Rides Bring Out Thousands to Opening of Miami Metrorail . September 18, 2023 . . May 21, 1984 . 1B - 2B. Newspapers.com.