Northeast Corridor Rapid Transit Project Profile
The Miami-Dade County DTPW proposes to implement 13.5 miles of commuter rail service along the existing Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway corridor between Downtown Miami and the City of Aventura in northeast Miami-Dade County. The FEC is an active, shared-use freight and passenger rail corridor. The Northeast Corridor Rapid Transit Project (the Project) includes a total of seven stations comprising construction of five new stations and modifications to two existing stations (MiamiCentral and Aventura stations); purchase of 20 commuter rail vehicles; track infrastructure improvements such as siding track, crossovers, and turnouts to allow service in the shared-use corridor; and expansion and improvements to the existing Florida Department of Transportation-owned rail maintenance and storage facility, Hialeah Yard, in the City of Hialeah to accommodate the increased number of rail vehicles.