Brickell (changeover station)

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Brickell
Station statistics
Address 1001 Southwest First Avenue, Miami
Lines Metrorail Green Line
Metromover Brickell Line
Platforms Island
Other information
Opened May 20, 1984 (Metrorail)
May 26, 1994 (Metromover)
Accessible

Brickell Station is a Metrorail and Metromover changeover station in the western Brickell district of downtown Miami, Florida, USA.

The station is located near the intersection of Southwest First Avenue and 10th Street. It opened to Metrorail on service May 20, 1984 and to Metromover May 26, 1994. It is named for the district it is located in, which in turn, is named after the Brickell Family, a founding family of Miami.

[edit] Places of interest

  • Brickell Business District
  • Financial centers (via Metromover Southbound to Financial District Station)
  • Key Biscayne (via Route B bus)
  • Capital at Brickell Towers
  • Miami Seaquarium
  • Axis at Brickell Tower
  • Summit Brickell
  • Infinity Tower
  • Bank Atlantic Financial Center
  • Claughton Tower

[edit] Connecting Metrobus Routes

  • 6 - NW 29 St-17 Ave/Coconut Grove via Downtown Miami
  • 8 - Downtown Miami/Westchester via SW 8 St, SW 82 Ave & Coral Way
  • 8 - Downtown Miami/FIU-South via SW 8 St, SW 82 Ave & Coral Way (weekdays only)
  • 8A - Downtown Miami/FIU-South via SW 8 St (weekdays only)
  • 248/Brickell Key Shuttle Brickell Station/Brickell Key via Brickell District (weekdays only)
  • B - Downtown Miami/Harbor Dr via Rickenbacker Causeway (Key Biscayne)
  • B - Downtown Miami/Crandon Blvd via Rickenbacker Causeway
Next station north:
Government Center
Metrorail
Brickell
Next station south:
Vizcaya
Next station northeast:
Tenth Street/Promenade
Metromover
Brickell Loop
Next station southwest:
Financial District