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| Knight Center | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Metromover people mover station | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Outer Loop train departing the station, Downtown skyscrapers visible left-background | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 100 SE Second Street Miami, Florida 33131 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°46′18″N 80°11′28″W / 25.77167°N 80.19111°W / 25.77167; -80.19111 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Miami-Dade County | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | April 17, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | World Trade Center | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Knight Center is a Metromover station in Downtown, Miami, Florida located in the Miami Tower.
This station is located at the intersection of Southwest Second Street and Second Avenue, connected to the namesake James L. Knight Center by a glass-enclosed walkway underneath the Downtown Distributor freeway. Knight Center opened April 17, 1986 as the World Trade Center Station, and was the first elevated metro station in the world built into an existing building.
Places of interest
- James L. Knight Center
- Miami Tower
- Au Bon Pain
- U.S. Century Bank
- Dupont Plaza Hotel
- Holiday Inn
- Hyatt Regency Hotel
- Miami Center of Commerce Shops
- Met 3
- Met 2 Financial Center
- Ultramont Downtown Mall
- Clarion Hotel
- JW Marriott Hotel at Metropolitan Square
- Camilla's Restaurant
- Met 1
- Ponto de Encontro Cafe and Restaurant
- Dupont Towers
- 400 SE 1st Avenue Building
- 420 SE 1st Avenue Building
- 220 SE 2nd Avenue Building
- 240 SE 2nd Avenue Building
- Acquos Tower
- Epic Tower
- Lynx Tower Complex
Gallery
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View from within the Knight Center Metromover tunnel
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Platform view of the Downtown (Inner) Loop tunnel
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Platform view of an outer loop train
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View of entering the tunnel at the Knight Center Metromover station
External links
Media related to Knight Center metro station at Wikimedia Commons- MDT – Metromover Stations
