The Metrorail station and Metromover station are located next to each other and are connected by an overhang. It featured as a level in the videogame Hotline Miami. One of the original Metrorail stations, Brickell opened along with the initial stretch of the system from Dadeland South to Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre, then called 'Overtown.' The Metromover station opened ten years later on May 26, 1994. Metrorail ridership growth at this station also outpaced most other stations, and by June 2016, it was the second highest ridership station on the Metrorail as well amid heavy losses at some stations, namely Dadeland South and Dadeland North.

Once considered a failed example of TOD, and referred to as only 'transit-adjacent development', over the past few years Brickell (Metromover) ridership has risen from approximately fifth place to as high as second place for some months in 20. New developments such as Axis at Brickell Village, Infinity at Brickell and Plaza on Brickell are all within a short distance of the station, as are numerous other residential and commercial projects. Like other rail stations in Miami's central business district, Brickell has been the focal point for significant transit-oriented development (TOD), particularly in the real estate boom of the 2000s and 2010s. Excluding nearby Metromover stations, it is the closest rail stop to attractions such as Brickell Key, Mary Brickell Village, Brickell Avenue and Simpson Park.

The Brickell station is located in the median of SW 1st Avenue at its intersection with SW 11th Street in the central Miami neighborhood of Brickell. Metrorail and Metromover arriving at the station

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