SFRTA Commuter Rail System

Status: Existing

Description: 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. The system provides operations, maintenance, customer information, planning and management functions for the transit property. Also represents other related transit systems, including transit security systems and fare management systems.

Stakeholder: South Florida Regional Transportation Authority

Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include SFRTA Commuter Rail System:

• SFRTA Commuter Rail System BCT Transit Systems
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System Broward 211 Trip Planner
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System Broward County Rail Operations
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System Broward County TMC
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System Broward County TOPS Systems
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System County and City Roadway Maintenance and Construction Systems
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System County EOCs/Warning Points
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System EASY Card Fare Reconciliation Clearinghouse
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System FDOT District 4 Arterial Management System
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System FDOT District 4 FMS
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System FDOT District 4 I-595 FMS
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System FDOT District 4 ITS Maintenance Systems and Dispatch
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System FDOT District 6 Maintenance Systems and Dispatch
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System FDOT District 6 SunGuide Transportation Management Center
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System Florida Fare Management System
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System FTE Operations Center (Pompano)
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System GMX TMC
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System Local Police Dispatch
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System Local TMA Transit Systems
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System Local Transit Operator Systems
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System Miami-Dade Traffic Control Center
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System Miami-Dade Transit Control Center
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System Palm Beach County TMC
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System Palm Tran Transit Systems
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System Private Taxi Dispatch
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System Regional ITS Data Warehouse
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System SFRTA Commuter Bus
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System SFRTA Commuter Trains
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System SFRTA Traveler Information System
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System Southeast Florida Fare Management System
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System Transit Facility Security Monitoring System
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System Transit Kiosks
• SFRTA Commuter Rail System Transit Stops/Stations Equipment

Architecture Flows
to/from the SFRTA Commuter Rail System:

SFRTA Commuter Rail System BCT Transit Systems

• transit service coordination

SFRTA Commuter Rail System Broward 211 Trip Planner

• transit and fare schedules


• transit incident information


• transit schedule adherence information

SFRTA Commuter Rail System Broward County Rail Operations

• transit service coordination

SFRTA Commuter Rail System Broward County TMC

• railroad advisories


• railroad schedules


• transit and fare schedules

SFRTA Commuter Rail System Broward County TOPS Systems

• transit service coordination

SFRTA Commuter Rail System County and City Roadway Maintenance and Construction Systems

• railroad schedules


• work plan feedback

SFRTA Commuter Rail System County EOCs/Warning Points

• alert status


• emergency plan coordination


• emergency transit schedule information


• emergency transit service response


• transit system status assessment

SFRTA Commuter Rail System EASY Card Fare Reconciliation Clearinghouse

• transit fare coordination

SFRTA Commuter Rail System FDOT District 6 Maintenance Systems and Dispatch

• railroad schedules


• work plan feedback

SFRTA Commuter Rail System FDOT District 6 SunGuide Transportation Management Center

• railroad advisories


• railroad schedules

SFRTA Commuter Rail System Florida Fare Management System

• transit fare coordination

SFRTA Commuter Rail System Local Police Dispatch

• transit emergency data

SFRTA Commuter Rail System Local TMA Transit Systems

• alternate mode service data

SFRTA Commuter Rail System Local Transit Operator Systems

• alternate mode service data

SFRTA Commuter Rail System Miami-Dade Traffic Control Center

• railroad advisories


• railroad schedules

SFRTA Commuter Rail System Miami-Dade Transit Control Center

• transit service coordination

SFRTA Commuter Rail System Palm Beach County TMC

• railroad advisories


• railroad schedules


• transit and fare schedules

SFRTA Commuter Rail System Palm Tran Transit Systems

• alternate mode service data

SFRTA Commuter Rail System Private Taxi Dispatch

• alternate mode service data

SFRTA Commuter Rail System Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices

• personal transit information

SFRTA Commuter Rail System Regional ITS Data Warehouse

• multimodal archive data

SFRTA Commuter Rail System SFRTA Commuter Trains

• alarm acknowledge


• transit schedule information


• transit traveler information


• transit vehicle operator information

SFRTA Commuter Rail System SFRTA Traveler Information System

• transit and fare schedules


• transit incident information


• transit probe data


• transit schedule adherence information

SFRTA Commuter Rail System Southeast Florida Fare Management System

• transit fare coordination

SFRTA Commuter Rail System Transit Facility Security Monitoring System

• alarm acknowledge


• secure area surveillance control

SFRTA Commuter Rail System Transit Kiosks

• alarm acknowledge


• transit traveler information

SFRTA Commuter Rail System Transit Stops/Stations Equipment

• transit traveler information

BCT Transit SystemsSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• transit service coordination

Broward County Rail OperationsSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• transit service coordination

Broward County TMCSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• rail crossing advisories


• road network conditions

Broward County TOPS SystemsSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• transit service coordination

County and City Roadway Maintenance and Construction SystemsSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• current infrastructure restrictions


• maint and constr work plans

County EOCs/Warning PointsSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• alert notification


• emergency plan coordination


• emergency transit service request


• evacuation information


• incident response status


• transportation system status

EASY Card Fare Reconciliation ClearinghouseSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• transit fare coordination

FDOT District 4 Arterial Management SystemSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• road network conditions

FDOT District 4 FMSSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• road network conditions

FDOT District 4 I-595 FMSSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• road network conditions

FDOT District 4 ITS Maintenance Systems and DispatchSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• maint and constr work plans

FDOT District 6 Maintenance Systems and DispatchSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• current infrastructure restrictions


• maint and constr work plans

FDOT District 6 SunGuide Transportation Management CenterSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• rail crossing advisories


• road network conditions

Florida Fare Management SystemSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• transit fare coordination

FTE Operations Center (Pompano)SFRTA Commuter Rail System

• road network conditions

GMX TMCSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• road network conditions

Local Police DispatchSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• incident response status

Local TMA Transit SystemsSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• transit alternate mode information

Local Transit Operator SystemsSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• transit alternate mode information

Miami-Dade Traffic Control CenterSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• rail crossing advisories


• road network conditions

Miami-Dade Transit Control CenterSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• transit service coordination

Palm Beach County TMCSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• rail crossing advisories


• road network conditions

Palm Tran Transit SystemsSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• transit alternate mode information

Private Taxi DispatchSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• transit alternate mode information

Private Travelers Personal Computing DevicesSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• transit information user request

Regional ITS Data WarehouseSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• archive status

SFRTA Commuter BusSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• transit vehicle location data


• transit vehicle schedule performance

SFRTA Commuter TrainsSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• alarm notification


• onboard_surveillance_ud


• transit traveler request


• transit vehicle conditions


• transit vehicle loading data


• transit vehicle location data


• transit vehicle schedule performance

Southeast Florida Fare Management SystemSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• transit fare coordination

Transit Facility Security Monitoring SystemSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• alarm notification


• secure area surveillance data

Transit KiosksSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• alarm notification


• transit information user request

Transit Stops/Stations EquipmentSFRTA Commuter Rail System

• transit information user request

National ITS Architecture Subsystems
mapped to the SFRTA Commuter Rail System:

• Alternate Mode Transportation Center Terminator
• Emergency Management Center Subsystem
• Rail Operations Center Terminator
• Transit Management Center Subsystem

National ITS Architecture Services
associated with SFRTA Commuter Rail System:

• DM01 - ITS Data Warehouse (Regional ITS Data Warehouse (4 of 5)) -- (Graphic)
• DM01 - ITS Data Warehouse (Regional ITS Data Warehouse (4 of 5)) -- (Graphic)
• DM01 - ITS Data Warehouse (Regional ITS Data Warehouse (4 of 5)) -- (Graphic)
• MC08 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination (County and Municipal Maintenance (3 of 4)) -- (Graphic)
• MC08 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination (County and Municipal Maintenance (3 of 4)) -- (Graphic)
• MC08 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination (County and Municipal Maintenance (3 of 4)) -- (Graphic)
• MC08 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination (County and Municipal Maintenance (3 of 4)) -- (Graphic)
• MC08 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination (FDOT District 6 (3 of 3)) -- (Graphic)
• MC08 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination (FDOT District 6 (3 of 3)) -- (Graphic)
• MC08 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination (FDOT District 6 (3 of 3)) -- (Graphic)
• MC08 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination (County and Municipal Maintenance (4 of 4)) -- (Graphic)
• MC08 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination (FDOT District 6 (2 of 3)) -- (Graphic)
• MC08 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination (FDOT District 6 (2 of 3)) -- (Graphic)
• MC08 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination (FDOT District 6 (2 of 3)) -- (Graphic)
• MC08 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination (FDOT District 4 (3 of 3)) -- (Graphic)
• MC08 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination (FDOT District 4 (3 of 3)) -- (Graphic)
• MC08 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination (FDOT District 4 (3 of 3)) -- (Graphic)
• MC08 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination (FDOT District 4 (3 of 3)) -- (Graphic)
• MC08 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination (FDOT District 6 (3 of 3)) -- (Graphic)
• MC08 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination (County and Municipal Maintenance (4 of 4)) -- (Graphic)
• MC08 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination (County and Municipal Maintenance (4 of 4)) -- (Graphic)
• MC08 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination (FDOT District 6 (2 of 3)) -- (Graphic)
• MC08 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination (County and Municipal Maintenance (4 of 4)) -- (Graphic)
• PS10 - Wide-Area Alert (County EOC (General Alerts) (3 of 3)) -- (Graphic)
• PS10 - Wide-Area Alert (County EOC (General Alerts) (3 of 3)) -- (Graphic)
• PS12 - Disaster Response and Recovery (County Emergency Operations Center (6 of 6)) -- (Graphic)
• PS12 - Disaster Response and Recovery (County Emergency Operations Center (6 of 6)) -- (Graphic)
• PS12 - Disaster Response and Recovery (County Emergency Operations Center (6 of 6)) -- (Graphic)
• PS12 - Disaster Response and Recovery (County Emergency Operations Center (3 of 6)) -- (Graphic)
• PS12 - Disaster Response and Recovery (County Emergency Operations Center (3 of 6)) -- (Graphic)
• PS12 - Disaster Response and Recovery (County Emergency Operations Center (3 of 6)) -- (Graphic)
• PS13 - Evacuation and Reentry Management (County Emergency Operations Center (3 of 4)) -- (Graphic)
• PS13 - Evacuation and Reentry Management (County Emergency Operations Center (3 of 4)) -- (Graphic)
• PS13 - Evacuation and Reentry Management (County Emergency Operations Center (3 of 4)) -- (Graphic)
• PT01 - Transit Vehicle Tracking (SFRTA) -- (Graphic)
• PT02 - Transit Fixed-Route Operations (Tri-Rail Commuter Rail) -- (Graphic)
• PT04 - Transit Fare Collection Management (South Florida Regional Smart Card Clearinghouse) -- (Graphic)
• PT04 - Transit Fare Collection Management (Southeast Florida/Florida State Fare Management) -- (Graphic)
• PT05 - Transit Security (Tri-Rail Commuter Rail) -- (Graphic)
• PT05 - Transit Security (Tri-Rail Commuter Rail) -- (Graphic)
• PT05 - Transit Security (Tri-Rail Commuter Rail) -- (Graphic)
• PT06 - Transit Fleet Management (MDT STS / County School Districts / SFRTA Commuter Rail) -- (Graphic)
• PT07 - Transit Passenger Counting (All Aboard Florida) -- (Graphic)
• PT08 - Transit Traveler Information (Tri-Rail Commuter Rail) -- (Graphic)
• PT14 - Multi-modal Coordination (MDT Metrobus) -- (Graphic)
• PT14 - Multi-modal Coordination (MDT Metrobus) -- (Graphic)
• PT14 - Multi-modal Coordination (Broward County Transit System (1 of 2)) -- (Graphic)
• PT14 - Multi-modal Coordination (Broward County Transit System (1 of 2)) -- (Graphic)
• PT14 - Multi-modal Coordination (Palm Tran) -- (Graphic)
• PT14 - Multi-modal Coordination (Palm Tran) -- (Graphic)
• PT14 - Multi-modal Coordination (Broward County Transit Downtown Multimodal Facility) -- (Graphic)
• PT14 - Multi-modal Coordination (Local Transit Operators / Local TMA Transit Systems (2 of 2)) -- (Graphic)
• PT14 - Multi-modal Coordination (Broward County Transit Downtown Multimodal Facility) -- (Graphic)
• PT14 - Multi-modal Coordination (Local Transit Operators / Local TMA Transit Systems (2 of 2)) -- (Graphic)
• TI01 - Broadcast Traveler Information (Broward 211 Trip Planner) -- (Graphic)
• TI01 - Broadcast Traveler Information (Broward 211 Trip Planner) -- (Graphic)
• TM15 - Railroad Operations Coordination (FDOT District 6 / Miami-Dade Traffic Control System) -- (Graphic)
• TM15 - Railroad Operations Coordination (FDOT District 4) -- (Graphic)