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MDT is the 14th largest public transit system in the USA, and the largest transit agency in the state of Florida. We strive daily to keep our Metrobus, Metrorail, Metromover, and Paratransit services safe, reliable, and courteous. We are especially proud to be an accessible system offering mobility to people with disabilities. After all, every customer is our number-one priority. Whether you're a resident or visitor, we hope this website offers all the information you need to travel safely and comfortably around our community.
Miami-Dade Transit, one of the largest departments of Miami-Dade County government, is responsible for planning for and providing all public transit services in the county.
This integrated transportation system consists of four major components: the Metrobus fleet, providing service 24 hours per day on an increasing number of routes and connecting most areas of Miami-Dade County; Metrorail, an electrically-powered, elevated, rapid-transit system stretching 22.4 miles, from Kendall to Medley; Metromover, a 4.4-mile elevated people mover that serves the downtown central business district of Miami, including Omni and Brickell; and Special Transportation Service (STS), designed to meet the needs of people with disabilities unable to use regular transit services. Currently, Miami-Dade Transit records over 326,000 daily (weekday) boardings on this unified system. STS boardings surpass a daily average of 4,000.
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Click on a link below for transit facts.
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Metrobus Facts
Miami-Dade Transit provides bus service throughout Miami-Dade County 365 days a year. Service is available from Miami Beach and Key Biscayne to West Miami-Dade, as far north as Diplomat Mall in Broward County, and as far south as Homestead, Florida City, and the Middle Keys.
The Metrobus system, designed to intersect with Metrorail and Metromover, serves all major business, shopping, entertainment, and cultural centers, as well as major hospitals and schools. Buses travel over 30 million scheduled miles throughout Miami-Dade each year.
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| Fleet: |
743 directly-operated 40 ft. buses and 64 directly-operated 60 ft. buses; 187 minibuses. Peak vehicle requirements: 864. |
| Routes: |
100 routes, including lifeline services, traveling throughout Miami-Dade, plus special events Park & Ride service. |
| Service Hours: |
Service provided 24 hours a day on routes 3, 11, 12, 27, 40, 54, 77, 88, L, S, and Busway MAX . Many other MDT routes begin service at 4 a.m. and end at 2:30 a.m. the following day. MDT also offers three routes (Night Owl, Airport Owl, Midnight Owl) operating approximately between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. |
| Ridership: |
FY 2005 average weekday boardings totaled 239,311; total annual ridership was 76,752,965. |
| Budget: |
Total operating budget for FY 2006 is $158,366,000. |
| Revenues: |
Total budgeted revenue for FY 2006 is $79,619,000. |
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South Miami-Dade Busway
The South Miami-Dade Busway is a convenient way to get to Metrorail. The first of its kind in Florida, the Busway was built just for buses. Express buses travel the exclusive lanes, swiftly shuttling passengers to Metrorail. A one-way trip on the Busway between SW 264th Street and the Dadeland South rail station is under 40 minutes.
A state-of-the-art alternative to traffic congestion, the Busway runs parallel to (and separate from) US 1. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) built the $21-million roadway on an abandoned Florida East Coast Railroad right-of-way.
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| Opening Date: |
February 2, 1997 |
| Cost: |
$21 million |
| Length: |
8.2 miles |
| Stations: |
16 bus stations |
| Ridership: |
Average weekday, 18,000; average weekend, 20,500. |
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Busway Phase II
The Miami-Dade Transit Busway Extension to Florida City, financed with state and federal funding, completes Phase II of the Busway. From the end of Phase I of the Busway in Cutler Ridge, the extension continues south an additional 11.5 miles to Florida City. Segment 1 of Phase II, the northern five miles of the project, opened April 24, 2005 and extended the Busway to SW 264 Street. Segment 2, the southern 6.5 miles of the project, will reach SW 344 Street. Construction plans include landscaping the length of the project with plants native to Florida and continuation of the South Florida Greenway, a bike path spanning the southern end of the state. The total investment for construction of this transportation project is an estimated $108 million.
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Segment: SW 112th Ave. to SW 264th St.
Opening Date: April 24, 2005
Length: 5 miles Stations: 6
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Segment: SW 264th St. to SW 344th St.
Scheduled Opening Date: December 16, 2007
Length: 6.5 miles Stations: 7 |
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Metrorail Facts
This electrically-powered, elevated, rapid-transit rail system extends from Kendall in South Miami-Dade to Medley in West Miami-Dade. Metrorail connects a major portion of Miami-Dade County to business, cultural, and shopping centers. Travel from one end of the system to the other in only 42 minutes.
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| Opening Date: |
May 20, 1984 |
| Fleet: |
136 cars. Normal capacity is 164 passengers per car. |
| Cost: |
$1.03 billion |
| Speed: |
Metrorail operates at a top speed of 58 m.p.h. with an average speed of 31 m.p.h. |
| Length: |
22.4 miles of elevated, heavy rail |
| Stations: |
22 stations located throughout Miami-Dade County
(see map). |
| Service Hours: |
Metrorail operates from 5 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week, including holidays. On weekdays, trains arrive every six minutes during morning and afternoon peak hours, every 8-10 minutes during weekday midday hours, and every 15-30 minutes after 6 p.m. until closing. Weekend service runs every 15 minutes until approximately 8 p.m. and then every 30 minutes until closing. |
| Ridership: |
Metrorail averages approximately 58,630 daily boardings. Total for FY 2005 was 17,034,513. |
| Budget: |
Operating budget for FY 2006 is $41,288,000. |
| Revenues: |
Total budgeted for FY 2006 is $17,150,000. |
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Metromover Facts
Everybody rides free on Metromover. This electrically powered, fully automated peoplemover system connects with Metrorail at Government Center and Brickell stations and with Metrobus at various locations throughout downtown Miami. Metromover offers convenient access to a variety of government, business, entertainment, and cultural centers in the central downtown, Omni, and Brickell areas.
Major destinations include American Airlines Arena, Bayside Marketplace, the Miami Arena, Miami-Dade College, the James L. Knight Center, the Miami-Dade County School Board, The Miami Herald, and the Stephen P. Clark and Cultural centers.
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| Original System |
| Opening Date: |
April 17, 1986 |
| Fleet: |
29 single units |
| Cost: |
$153.3 million |
| Length: |
1.9 mile elevated double loop |
| Routes: |
Metromover consists of a downtown Miami inner loop and Brickell and Omni on the outer loop (see map). |
| Stations: |
9 |
| Service Hours: |
The Metromover inner loop and the outer loop (Omni and Brickell) run from 5 a.m. to midnight seven days a week. Trains arrive frequently. The schedule may change for special events. |
| Ridership: |
Total for FY 2005 was 8,724,904. |
| Budget: |
Operating budget for inner, Brickell, Omni loops FY 2006 is $8,344,000. |
| Revenues: |
No fare required on Metromover. |
| Omni/Brickell Extensions |
| Opening Date: |
May 26, 1994 |
| Fleet: |
17 new cars (29 total system) Each car is designed to carry 88 standing and eight seated passengers. |
| Cost: |
$228.0 million |
| Length: |
Omni: 1.4 miles Brickell: 1.1 miles |
| Stations: |
Omni: 6; Brickell: 6 (21 total system) |
| Service Hours: |
The Metromover inner loop and the outer loop (Omni and Brickell) run from 5 a.m. to midnight seven days a week. Trains arrive frequently. The schedule may change for special events. |
| Ridership: |
Total for FY 2005 was 8,724,904. |
| Budget: |
Operating budget for inner, Brickell, Omni loops FY 2006 is $8,344,000. |
| Revenues: |
No fare required on Metromover. |
Metromover Extensions
On May 26, 1994, MDT opened the new Brickell and Omni extensions to the Metromover system. These two additions to the existing downtown loop provide access to the Brickell Avenue financial district where dozens of banks, law offices, and numerous international businesses are headquartered; and to the Omni business district north of central downtown Miami. |
| Participation: |
Federal: 75.0% $186.0 million
State: 12.5% $31.0 million
Special District: 9.7% $24.0 million
City: 2.8% $7.0 million
High Points: Miami River Bridge 80 feet Riverwalk Station 70 feet Distances: Miami River Bridge 200 feet
Contractors: Brickell Extension
Guideways: Odebrecht, Church & Tower
Stations: Codina Cogefarimpresit |
| Omni Extension: |
Guideways: Recchi International
Stations: ICA/Florida Roads
Systems & Vehicles: AEG-Westinghouse
D.B.E. Goals: Guideway Contracts 35% Station Contracts 30% |
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STS Facts
Special Transportation Service, is Miami-Dade Transit's complimentary Paratransit service, based on the Metrobus, Metrorail and Metromover services. It was established in 1976 to meet the special transportation needs of disabled Miami-Dade County citizens.
STS is available to anyone a physician certifies as unable to use regular public transit. Privately contracted sedans, vans, and vans equipped with lifts provide door-to-door service for eligible customers. Service is offered with no restrictions on trip purpose.
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| Schedule: |
Seven days a week, 24 hours a day |
| Reservations: |
Eligible riders must make trip reservations no later than 24 hours prior to traveling. |
| STS Fares: |
$2.50 per one-way trip. |
| Ridership: |
Total one-way trips for FY 2005: Non-ambulatory customer trips, 441,930; ambulatory customer trips, 1,018,371; FY 2005 average daily boardings, 4,000. |
| Budget: |
Operating budget for FY 2006 is $43,269,000. |
| Revenues: |
Total budgeted for FY 2006 is $5,781,000 |
| Information: |
Call 305-630-5300 |
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