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Opa-locka station

Opa-locka station

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Opa-locka station is a Tri-Rail commuter rail station in Opa-locka, Florida. Parking is available at this station, which is located near the intersection of Ali Baba Avenue and Sharazad Boulevard. The current station opened for service in 1996 directly adjacent to the former Opa-locka Seaboard Air Line Railway Station.

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Historic station

The former Seaboard Air Line Railway station

The Seaboard Air Line Railroad depot in is located at 490 Ali Baba Avenue. Constructed in 1927, the station house is typical of the Moorish Revival architecture prevalent throughout the city of Opa-locka.[2] On June 25, 1987, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

This property is part of the Opa-locka Thematic Resource Area, a multiple-property submission to the National Register.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms with a small parking lot and bus bays west of the southbound platform and a crossover accessing the northbound platform.

  • View from the parking lot
  • View of the overpass
  • View of the old station from the current station
  • View of the Tri-Rail platforms
  • North view of the old station
  • West view of the old station
  • South view of the old station
  • East view of the old station

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. [2]
    Rothermel, Virginia S.; Zimny, Michael (August 13, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Opa-Locka Railroad Station". National Archives Catalog. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 10, 2021.

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