Aventura station is a Brightlinestation in Ojus, Florida.[1][2] It is located on West Dixie Highway, west of the Aventura Mall and the city of Aventura. The station is built on land purchased by Brightline (then known as Virgin Trains USA) and donated to Miami-Dade County, which funded a portion of the construction with $76 million.[3] A groundbreaking ceremony was held September 3, 2020. Prior to Brightline's ongoing suspension of service due to the COVID-19pandemic, the station had been expected to open in the fall of 2021.[4] A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on December 20, 2022.[5] Despite a scheduled opening date of December 21, 2022, passenger service did not begin until a few days later, on December 24, 2022, due to some last-minute finishing touches to the station.[6]
Inter-city service is provided to MiamiCentral in about 17 minutes, and trains run as far north as Orlando. The station is 34,000 square feet (3,200 m2) on a 3-acre (1.2 ha) site. There are 240 parking spaces at the Aventura station, as well as a Miami-Dade Transit bus drop-off.[7] Complimentary shuttle service is available to and from the mall. Brightline has also started the design of another bridge that will connect the platform to Aventura Mall in the future.[8]
