South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
Description: Formerly the Tri–County Commuter Rail Authority (Tri–Rail), the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) operates a commuter rail service (Tri–Rail) in the tri–county area of Miami–Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties. Its website is at http://www.sfrta.fl.gov.
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Florida Fare Management Infrastructure Roles and Responsibilities
- Coordinate transit fare payment with other regional agencies.
Miami-Dade County TMC Upgrade Roles and Responsibilities
- Provide transit security on all SFRTA commuter trains through silent alarms and on-board video surveillance.
- Collect transit and fare schedules, and provide it to the media and private travelers.
- Coordinate and share traveler information with all other traveler information providers in the region.
- Coordinate emergency plans with county EOCs, and provide emergency transit services for evacuations, fires, and disasters, including re-entry services.
- Provide automated transit maintenance scheduling through automated vehicle condition reports on all SFRTA commuter trains.
- Provide commuter rail service for southeast Florida.
- Track and evaluate schedule performance on all SFRTA commuter trains.
- Provide interactive traveler information, including trip planning services, through the Web site and regional kiosks at rest areas, visitor centers, and service plazas.
- Provide transit schedule and fare information via the SFRTA website and private sector traveler information systems.
- Coordinate transit schedules with other local transit agencies, particularly for transit connections at transit stations.
- Coordinate transit security incidents with local police and the county sheriff.
- Coordinate transit fare payment with other regional agencies.
- Provide operator instructions and receive schedule performance information from SFRTA commuter trains while in service.
- Count passengers boarding SFRTA vehicles.
- Provide transit passenger electronic fare payment capabilities on all SFRTA commuter trains and include smart card fare coordination with other regional transit agencies.
Regional Fare Interoperability Roles and Responsibilities
- Provide transit security on all SFRTA commuter trains through silent alarms and on-board video surveillance.
- Coordinate emergency plans with county EOCs, and provide emergency transit services for evacuations, fires, and disasters, including re-entry services.
- Provide automated transit maintenance scheduling through automated vehicle condition reports on all SFRTA commuter trains.
- Provide commuter rail service for southeast Florida.
- Track and evaluate schedule performance on all SFRTA commuter trains.
- Provide transit schedule and fare information via the SFRTA website and private sector traveler information systems.
- Coordinate transit schedules with other local transit agencies, particularly for transit connections at transit stations.
- Coordinate transit security incidents with local police and the county sheriff.
- Coordinate transit fare payment with other regional agencies.
- Provide operator instructions and receive schedule performance information from SFRTA commuter trains while in service.
- Count passengers boarding SFRTA vehicles.
- Provide transit passenger electronic fare payment capabilities on all SFRTA commuter trains and include smart card fare coordination with other regional transit agencies.
SFRTA CAD Upgrade Roles and Responsibilities
- Provide operator instructions and receive schedule performance information from SFRTA commuter trains while in service.
SFRTA Mobile Ticketing Roles and Responsibilities
- Provide transit passenger electronic fare payment capabilities on all SFRTA commuter trains and include smart card fare coordination with other regional transit agencies.
SFRTA Passenger Counting Roles and Responsibilities
- Count passengers boarding SFRTA vehicles.
SFRTA Secondary Dispatch Relocation Roles and Responsibilities
- Provide transit security on all SFRTA commuter trains through silent alarms and on-board video surveillance.
- Coordinate emergency plans with county EOCs, and provide emergency transit services for evacuations, fires, and disasters, including re-entry services.
- Provide automated transit maintenance scheduling through automated vehicle condition reports on all SFRTA commuter trains.
- Provide commuter rail service for southeast Florida.
- Track and evaluate schedule performance on all SFRTA commuter trains.
- Provide transit schedule and fare information via the SFRTA website and private sector traveler information systems.
- Coordinate transit schedules with other local transit agencies, particularly for transit connections at transit stations.
- Coordinate transit security incidents with local police and the county sheriff.
- Coordinate transit fare payment with other regional agencies.
- Provide operator instructions and receive schedule performance information from SFRTA commuter trains while in service.
- Count passengers boarding SFRTA vehicles.
- Provide transit passenger electronic fare payment capabilities on all SFRTA commuter trains and include smart card fare coordination with other regional transit agencies.
Traveler Information for Southeast Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT Districts 4 and 6
- Collect transit and fare schedules, and provide it to the media and private travelers.
- Coordinate and share traveler information with all other traveler information providers in the region.
- Provide interactive traveler information, including trip planning services, through the Web site and regional kiosks at rest areas, visitor centers, and service plazas.
Last Updated 4/16/2024
