Fort Lauderdale Airport station

Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport at Dania Beach, or more commonly Fort Lauderdale Airport, is a Tri-Rail commuter rail station in Dania Beach, Florida, located just west of Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport.

Fort Lauderdale Airport
  
SFRTA Tri-Rail commuter rail station
Location500 Gulfstream Way
Dania Beach, Florida
Coordinates26°03′42″N 80°09′56″W
Line(s)South Florida Rail Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Broward County Transit: 4, 6, 15, 595 Express
SFEC Shuttle
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone5
History
OpenedAugust 14, 2000
Services
Preceding station Tri-Rail Following station
Sheridan Street
toward Miami Airport
 Tri-Rail Fort Lauderdale
toward Mangonia Park
Future services
Preceding station Tri-Rail Following station
Sheridan Street
toward Downtown Miami
 Downtown Miami Link
(TBD)
 Fort Lauderdale
toward Mangonia Park

The station is located at Gulfstream Way, just west of the confluence of I-95 and Griffin Road (SR 818). Opened on August 14, 2000, the current station replaced the original and now-demolished Fort Lauderdale Airport station 0.7 miles/1.1 km to the south, which operated from 1989 through 2000 and which had previously served as the Dania Seaboard Air Line Railway station.

When the Tri-Rail system was first under construction, the station was located directly west of the airport's main runway, west of and next to I-95. However, concerns by the Federal Aviation Administration about the height of the platform when planes were on approach prevented the station from ever being opened and moved to the Tigertail Avenue location.[1] Remnants of both defunct stations remain adjacent to the tracks.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms. A parking garage is located west of the southbound platform, while a small parking lot is east of the northbound platform. A sidewalk grade crossing connects between the two platforms at the north end of the station.

P
Platform level
Side platform
Track 1 ←      Tri-Rail toward Miami Airport (Sheridan Street)
←      Silver Service does not stop here
Track 2 ←      Tri-Rail toward Mangonia Park (Fort Lauderdale) →
←      Silver Service does not stop here →
Side platform
Street level Entrance/exit, buses, parking

References
  1. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1989-01-06-8901010970-story.html


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