Miami-Dade County gets its first new Metrorail train in over 30 years for it’s 25-mile Metrorail system.
For the first time since the Metrorail system opened its doors to passengers in 1984, the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) has placed its first new train into service.
New Metrorail train placed in Miami-Dade County expected to bring great modernization.
Ushering in a new era of modern, high-tech trains, manufactured by Hitachi Rail Italy, improvements in both service reliability and overall passenger experience are expected.
Funded by approximately $313.8 million in surtax funds from the People’s Transportation Plan, this is the first four-car train of 136 cars that will make up a new Metrorail fleet, expected to improve the system’s quality of service. Each new rail car will feature automated announcements with upgraded sound, digital signs displaying the name of the next station, four digital monitors for extensive media content, high-speed Wi-Fi for passengers, interior bicycle racks, security cameras and energy efficient LED lighting.
Hitachi Rail designed the new Metrorail trains exclusively for Miami-Dade County.
Also available is the EASY Pay app which turns a smartphone into a mobile ticket.
By July 2018, DTPW anticipates to have replaced half of the cars needed for operation at peak levels. The end of 2019 will show DTPW with all new rail cars required for peak-revenue service.
For further information: https://www.intelligenttransport.com/transport-news/30400/new-metrorail-train-miami-dade/
