Miami‑MIA to PortMiami train discussed

The Miami‑Dade TPO published a September 2025 feasibility fact sheet that evaluated both Metrorail and Automated People Mover alternatives and recommended the corridor be placed in the 2050 LRTP Priority IV unfunded section for future advancement. (miamidadetpo.org) TPO staff narrowed eight initial concepts to two build options in follow‑up briefings: a roughly 9‑mile Metromover extension that could use the existing port bridge or the Miami River bridge, and a roughly 10‑mile Metrorail extension that would require a new bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway. (cbsnews.com) The TPO’s cost band for those two options is roughly $600 million to $800 million in capital expenditures, with estimated annual operating costs between $9 million and $15 million tied to the corridor analysis. (cbsnews.com) The Metromover alternative is explicitly lower‑capacity—Metromover vehicles carry no more than about 50 passengers—whereas the Metrorail extension is described in the study as the higher‑capacity solution that would support larger peak flows. (cbsnews.com) The feasibility fact sheet also lists short‑term and station‑area measures TPO staff recommend now, including branded downtown‑to‑port shuttle service, integrated one‑ticket fares, enhanced PortMiami wayfinding, and use of Automated Transit Networks for internal port circulation. (miamidadetpo.org) PortMiami logged 8,564,225 cruise passengers and handled 1,115,058 TEUs in Fiscal Year 2025, figures the county cited when framing the study’s need and the traffic pressures at the seaport. (miamidade.gov) Existing private intercity rail (Brightline/MiamiCentral) stops remain about two miles from Dodge Island and do not provide an on‑piers transfer, a gap the study’s direct‑link options are intended to close. (royalcaribbean.com)