Northeast Corridor Rapid Transit Project

{{short description|Proposed commuter rail service in Florida}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}

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| type = Commuter rail

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| status = In planning

| locale = Greater Miami

| start = {{stl|SFRTA|MiamiCentral}}

| end = {{stn|Aventura}}

| stations = 7

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| planopen = 2032 (estimate)

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| operator = Brightline
Florida East Coast Railway

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The Northeast Corridor Rapid Transit Project is a planned commuter rail service in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The line is planned to extend from MiamiCentral to the Aventura station along the existing Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) tracks. It will have seven stations for the service in Miami-Dade, with both of the terminal stations having access to Brightline.{{Cite web |title=Miami-Date County Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) Northeast Corridor Rapid Transit Project Fact Sheet |url=https://www.miamidade.gov/transit/library/northeast-corridor-rapid-transit-fact-sheet.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712001727/https://www.miamidade.gov/transit/library/northeast-corridor-rapid-transit-fact-sheet.pdf |archive-date=2023-07-12 |website=miamidade.gov}}{{Cite web |title=Northeast Corridor |url=https://www.miamidade.gov/global/transportation/smart-plan-northeast-corridor.page |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=www.miamidade.gov |language=en}} Service could begin as soon as 2032.{{Cite web |title=Northeast Corridor Fact Sheet (Nov. 2024) |url=https://www.miamidade.gov/transit/library/northeast-corridor-rapid-transit-fact-sheet.pdf |access-date=December 8, 2024 |website=miamidade.gov}} Tri-Rail is a potential operator of the service.{{Cite web |title=Tri-Rail Coastal Link South Florida East Coast Corridor (SFECC) Transit Analysis Study |url=http://tri-railcoastallinkstudy.com/ |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=tri-railcoastallinkstudy.com}} A future extension into Broward and Palm Beach County is under study.{{cite news |title=Deal For Brightline To Build Commuter Rail System Nearly Ready |url=https://www.thenextmiami.com/deal-for-brightline-to-build-commuter-rail-system-nearly-ready/ |access-date=18 May 2024 |agency=The Next Miami |date=May 16, 2024}}