Palmetto station
Green Line · end of the line
1 line
Green Line
Every 15 min
Typical weekday wait
700 spaces
Park and ride
Step-free
Elevators to all platforms
About Palmetto
Palmetto marks the northern end of the Green Line and the top of the Metrorail map, tucked into the industrial edge of Miami-Dade County beside the Palmetto Expressway that gives the station its name. Only Green Line trains run here, so waits are longer than on the shared central section: around fifteen minutes on a weekday and about twenty at weekends.
Its main job is park-and-ride. A surface lot of roughly 700 spaces takes drivers off the expressway, and the trip from here down to Government Center in downtown Miami runs about thirty minutes, with Okeechobee the first stop along the way. Anyone heading for Miami International Airport changes trains at Earlington Heights, since the airport branch is not served by Green Line trains. The station also carries an Art in Transit commission.
Station facts
| Lines | Green Line |
| Address | 7701 NW 79th Ave, Miami-Dade County, FL |
| Park and ride | 700 spaces (700 surface) |
| Art in Public Places | Yes — this station carries commissioned artwork |
| Accessibility | Step-free. Every Metrorail station has elevators. |
How often trains call
| Monday to Friday | about every 15 minutes |
| Saturday | about every 20 minutes |
| Sunday and holidays | about every 20 minutes |
Around the station
There is little sightseeing at this end of the line. The station stands among the warehouses, truck depots and light industry of Medley and the western fringe of Hialeah, with the Palmetto Expressway running alongside and Okeechobee Road not far off. Hialeah Gardens sits to the west and Miami Lakes to the north, both of them suburban and reached by road rather than on foot. For nearly everyone who uses Palmetto, the point of the station is the parking lot and the connecting buses: leave the car here, ride the train downtown, and skip the expressway traffic altogether.
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Frequently asked questions
That is essentially what it is for. The surface lot holds about 700 vehicles and sits right by the Palmetto Expressway, which is why so many commuters from the northwest suburbs start their trip here. Check the current parking terms with Miami-Dade Transit before you set out.
Ride the Green Line south to Earlington Heights and change there for the airport. On weekdays that connection is an Orange Line train; at weekends it is the two-stop Airport Shuttle.
About thirty minutes to Government Center, which is the main downtown interchange and the point where you can pick up the free Metromover. A one-way fare is $2.25, or $1.10 reduced.
No. Palmetto is served by the Green Line only, and it is the northern terminal of that line. Because a single line works the station, trains are less frequent here than on the central section — roughly every fifteen minutes on weekdays.
Schedules, station data and fares on this page come from Miami-Dade Transit’s published GTFS feed and its official station layer. This is an independent guide and is not operated by Miami-Dade County. Always check the operator’s Metrorail page before you travel.