Fort Lauderdale station (Brightline)

Fort Lauderdale
Brightline station

Concept art of Brightline's Fort Lauderdale station
Location NW 2nd St
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Coordinates 26°07′25″N 80°08′46″W / 26.12366°N 80.14611°W / 26.12366; -80.14611Coordinates: 26°07′25″N 80°08′46″W / 26.12366°N 80.14611°W / 26.12366; -80.14611
Owned by Florida East Coast Industries (FECI)
Line(s)

All Aboard Florida:

  Brightline (2017)
Platforms 2 (1 island platform)
Tracks 3
Connections Broward County Transit's Central Terminal
Construction
Parking Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opening 2017 (planned)
Services
Preceding station   All Aboard Florida   Following station
  Future services  
Terminus
Brightline (2017)
toward Orlando

Fort Lauderdale station is a train station under construction in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is planned to be served by All Aboard Florida's Brightline rail system, connecting Miami and Orlando International Airport. The station will be located in downtown Fort Lauderdale, on NW 2nd Avenue between Broward Boulevard and NW 4th Street, adjacent Broward County Transit's Central Terminal.[1]

Engineering

Construction for the station began October 2014 with the demolition of existing structures on the site. The complex when completed will consist of an elevated concourse above an 800-foot long, 35-foot wide island platform for the trains. The station will be a modern style structure with illuminated V-shaped columns supporting the upper concourse echoing the designs of the Miami and West Palm Beach stations also under construction on the line.[2] It was planned and designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in association with Zyscovich Architects.[3] Planned completion is the end of 2016.[1]

Planned connections

References

  1. 1 2 "Fort Lauderdale Train Station". All Aboard Florida.
  2. ↑ Fleshler, David (December 17, 2015). "New rail service seeks dramatic lighting for stations". Sun Sentinel.
  3. ↑ Turnbell, Michael (October 29, 2014). "Demolition begins for All Aboard Florida's new station". Sun Sentinel.
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