Tri-Rail

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Tri-Rail
Tri-rail logo
region South Florida
Field of activity Public transport
Start of operation 1989
Route length 116 kilometers
Lines 1
Stops 18th
Gauge 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Transport authority South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
operator Herzog Transit Services

Tri-Rail is a system of local rail passenger transport between the cities of Miami , Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach in the US state of Florida . The 116-kilometer route along the South Florida coast, operated by Tri-Rail, has 18 stops.

The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) is the client and owner of a large part of the infrastructure. The operator Herzog Transit Services , which replaced Transdev , has been operating on behalf of SFRTA since July 2017 . In Miami, the company has connections to the urban elevated Miami-Dade Metrorail with the Metrorail Transfer Station and the Miami Airport Station .

history

Tri-rail train to Mangonia Park at the Delray Beach, Florida stop

Tri-Rail was founded in 1986 by Florida's Ministry of Transport. The rail connection was originally set up in January 1989 as a temporary commuter service, as there were bottlenecks due to widening work on Interstate 95 and the Florida's Turnpike, which runs parallel to the toll road . However, the Tri-Rail survived its temporary use by using more trains and setting up new stops.

Tri-Rail shares its route with Amtrak , which operates there with the long-distance trains Silver Meteor and Silver Star , and with the freight company CSX . CSX owned the route infrastructure until 1989, when the Florida Department of Transportation acquired the route. Maintenance and operational management initially remained with CSX, but were transferred to Tri-Rail and SFRTA on March 29, 2015.

In 1996, the 108 kilometer stretch from West Palm Beach to the northern city of Mangonia Park and south from Miami to Miami Airport was expanded. The new sections were opened in 1998. With this extension, the route has reached its current length of 116 kilometers.

Tri-Rail uses EMD F40PH locomotives (partially rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen or Motive Power Industries), GP49H-3, and Brookville BL36PH. The double-deck cars come from Bombardier and Hyundai Rotem . Diesel railcars from Colorado Railcar are also used.

Breakpoints

The Tri-Rail currently has six stops in Palm Beach County , seven in Broward County and five in Miami-Dade County .

Palm Beach County
Broward County
Miami-Dade County
bChange to the Miami-Dade Metrorail
cConnection to Miami International Airport via the MIA Mover

Passenger numbers

Tri-Rail train in the Metrorail Transfer station , 2013
Tri-Rail train at Miami Airport Station , 2015
Tri-Rail train in the Metrorail Transfer station , 2017
Passenger numbers
year total Daily
average
2000 k. A. 7,381
2001 2,543,604 8,344
2002 2,618,557 8,450
2003 2,753,562 9,135
2004 2,815,829 9,342
2005 2,615,720 9,446
2006 3,176,339 8,727
2007 3,392,894 11,388
2008 3,862,450 ≈12,000≈
2009 4,222,850 14,000
2010 3,606,055 ≈12,000≈
2011 3,810,590 (Nov.) 14,300 (Nov)
2012 3,990,857
2013 4,198,656
2014 4,401,218
2015 4,292,234
2016 4,239,671
2017 4,260,792
2018 4,325,856
2019 4,465,750

Web links

Commons : Tri-Rail  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Massive Tri-Rail deal approved after bids tossed, warnings issued . In: The Miami Herald . January 27, 2017 (English, full text after registration ): “The board of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority voted 6 to 2 to approve Herzog Transit Services' $ 511 million takeover of Tri-Rail's daily operations, starting in July”
  2. ↑ Industry Response to Safety Advisories FRA-2013-08 and FRA-2015-03. (PDF) Federal Railroad Administration , May 2016, pp. 9–10 , accessed on August 12, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Tri-Rail Plagued With Delays. WLRN , April 28, 2015, accessed on August 12, 2020 .
  4. ↑ 2002-2007 Annual Ridership through March 31, 2007 (PDF; 54 kB) SFRTA. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  5. ↑ Kittelson & Associates, Inc .: Performance Measurement Evaluation (PDF; 727 kB) SFRTA. August 2007. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  6. ↑ 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report - Passenger Ridership - FY 2010 thru 2019. (PDF; 26 MB) South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, 2020, p. 89 , accessed on August 12, 2020 .