Miami, FL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station in June 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 2210NW 7th Avenue Miami, Florida United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°47′54″N80°12′27″W / 25.7984°N 80.2075°W /25.7984; -80.2075 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Seaboard Air Line Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | June 19, 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Original company | Seaboard Air Line Railroad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Miami station was an intercity passenger station originally built for theSeaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL). The first SAL train to Miami arrived on January 8, 1927,[1] and thestation building was constructed in 1930.[2] The depot was located at 2210NW 7th Avenue inAllapattah,[3] two miles (3.2 km) north of downtown. WhenAmtrak took over control of passenger services in 1971, it consolidated its interstate routes here. The station soon began to show its age, and on May 13, 1977, Amtrak began construction of a new station near the SAL's Hialeah Yards. Service was moved tothe new station after June 19, 1978.[2]
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