Tri-Rail OKs link to All Aboard Miami station

The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority has approved an agreement to bring Tri-Rail to All Aboard Florida‘s station in downtown Miami — a move that would ultimately allow the commuter rail service to run between Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties on the Florida East Coast Railway tracks.

Of the 50 daily Tri-Rail trains, 26 are expected to travel to All Aboard’s Miami station.

Under the agreement, a handful of organizations and government agencies based in Miami-Dade County would set aside $43.61 million to pay for a rail line connecting the CSX tracks, which Tri-Rail currently runs on, to the FEC corridor. The money would also be used to link Tri-Rail to All Aboard’s MiamiCentral station.

Before the plan can move forward, the state’s Department of Transportation must pledge an additional $17.2 million to fund the connection.