In March 2012, All Aboard Florida, a former subsidiary of Florida East Coast Industries that also at the time owned the Florida East Coast Railway, announced plans to connect Miami and Orlando with Higher-speed passenger rail service.
In May 2014, All Aboard Florida unveiled their plans for the 9-acre (3.6 ha) site, with construction anticipated to begin in late 2014.
The company planned to build two tracks on either side of an island platform 50 feet (15 m) above street level and 3 million square feet (280,000 m²) of transit-oriented development, with retail shops at street level and hotel rooms, housing and office space occupying towers above the station.

In August 2014, preparatory work began with the removal of parking lots that had previously been located on the site.
Construction of the facility began in mid 2015, when subterranean support pilings began to be built, and by the end of the year foundation and frame construction was underway.
By October 2016, construction of the rail facility was about 70% complete, while work on the lower structure of the office and residential buildings had begun.
When Brightline began revenue operations in January 2018 between West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale, MiamiCentral was still incomplete.
Service to Miami was planned to begin at the end of April 2018.
Brightline service to MiamiCentral commenced on May 19, 2018.

In its final design, MiamiCentral includes a 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m²) dining and grocery marketplace dubbed Central Fare, 130,000 square feet (12,000 m²) of retail space, one residential building with 800 apartments, and two office buildings.
It will have five tracks, with three serving Brightline trains and two serving Tri-Rail trains.
The office buildings are 3 MiamiCentral (12 stories, 96,000 sq ft (8,900 m²)) and 2 MiamiCentral (190,000 square feet (18,000 m²)) MiamiCentral is directly connected via a pedestrian bridge over NW 3rd Street to Government Center station, which is served by Metrorail rapid transit trains and Metromover automated people mover trains.

The Tri-Rail commuter service is investing 70 million at the station in the "Tri-Rail Downtown Miami Link" project.
The opening has been moved to 2019 which comes from Tri-Rail to use rails from the FEC corridor in the section up to station.
Regulations require a working PTC systems for that while Florida East Coast Industries has not submitted the necessary application yet.
As the Florida Railroad Administration has up to 180 days for a first response, officials do not expect test runs of Tri-Rail into the new station before the end of 2018.
On the other hand, Brightline trains can reach their single platform without an approved track field.
In March 2012, All Aboard Florida, a former subsidiary of Florida East Coast Industries that also at the time owned the Florida East Coast Railway, announced plans to connect Miami and Orlando with Higher-speed passenger rail service. In May 2014, All Aboard Florida unveiled their plans for the 9-acre (3.6 ha) site, with construction anticipated to begin in late 2014. The company planned to build two tracks on either side of an island platform 50 feet (15 m) above street level and 3 million square feet (280,000 m²) of transit-oriented development, with retail shops at street level and hotel rooms, housing and office space occupying towers above the station.
In August 2014, preparatory work began with the removal of parking lots that had previously been located on the site. Construction of the facility began in mid 2015, when subterranean support pilings began to be built, and by the end of the year foundation and frame construction was underway. By October 2016, construction of the rail facility was about 70% complete, while work on the lower structure of the office and residential buildings had begun. When Brightline began revenue operations in January 2018 between West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale, MiamiCentral was still incomplete. Service to Miami was planned to begin at the end of April 2018. Brightline service to MiamiCentral commenced on May 19, 2018.
In its final design, MiamiCentral includes a 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m²) dining and grocery marketplace dubbed Central Fare, 130,000 square feet (12,000 m²) of retail space, one residential building with 800 apartments, and two office buildings. It will have five tracks, with three serving Brightline trains and two serving Tri-Rail trains. The office buildings are 3 MiamiCentral (12 stories, 96,000 sq ft (8,900 m²)) and 2 MiamiCentral (190,000 square feet (18,000 m²)) MiamiCentral is directly connected via a pedestrian bridge over NW 3rd Street to Government Center station, which is served by Metrorail rapid transit trains and Metromover automated people mover trains.
The Tri-Rail commuter service is investing 70 million at the station in the "Tri-Rail Downtown Miami Link" project. The opening has been moved to 2019 which comes from Tri-Rail to use rails from the FEC corridor in the section up to station. Regulations require a working PTC systems for that while Florida East Coast Industries has not submitted the necessary application yet. As the Florida Railroad Administration has up to 180 days for a first response, officials do not expect test runs of Tri-Rail into the new station before the end of 2018. On the other hand, Brightline trains can reach their single platform without an approved track field.
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