The station is built on land purchased by Brightline (then known as Virgin Trains USA) and donated to Miami-Dade County, which funded a portion of the construction with $76 million.

Prior to Brightline's ongoing suspension of service due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the station had been expected to open in the fall of 2021.

[6] Inter-city service is provided to MiamiCentral in about 17 minutes, and trains run as far north as Orlando.

There are 240 parking spaces at the Aventura station, as well as a Miami-Dade Transit bus drop-off.

Brightline has also started the design of another bridge that will connect the platform to Aventura Mall in the future.