DeLand (Amtrak station)

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DeLand
Station statistics
Address	2491 Old New York Avenue Deland, FL 32720
Coordinates	29°01′02″N 81°21′09″W / 29.01709°N 81.35239°W / 29.01709; -81.35239Coordinates: 29°01′02″N 81°21′09″W / 29.01709°N 81.35239°W / 29.01709; -81.35239
Lines	Silver Meteor      Silver Star
Connections	Thruway Motorcoach
Platforms	1
Tracks	2(1 usable)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Opened	1918
Rebuilt	June 6, 1988
Accessible
Code	DLD
Traffic
Passengers (2008)	24,854 ▲ 24%
Services
Gazebo Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Winter Park toward Miami Silver Meteor Palatka toward New York Silver Star Winter Park toward Orlando Sunset Limited closed Palatka toward Los Angeles

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The DeLand, Florida Amtrak station is located several miles west of downtown DeLand, at the location formerly known as DeLand Junction. DeLand Station was originally built in 1918, and stood across from the former Volusia County Fairgrounds. When the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railroad, and then the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad ran the line past this station, they also ran passenger service to downtown DeLand. The terminus of this spur is believed to have been located along the southern side of Stetson University. The station was acquired by Amtrak, and restored in 1988, although the second track has not been maintained properly. Up until 2005 when it was truncated to New Orleans, the Sunset Limited also stopped here.

There is a domestic cat that lives at the station and is cared for by station staff. Whenever a train comes, the feline has been noted to come out of its shelter, walk out to the platform and greet the train. It then proceeds to hop on the baggage transport cart and rides down to the luggage car on the train with the station master. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students have aptly named the cat as "Station Cat".

Though the second track has been neglected, DeLand station is projected to be a station stop on the proposed SunRail system, which should lead to resumed maitenance of the second track.^[1] The station also provides Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach service to Daytona Beach, Florida.

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[edit] External links

• Amtrak - Stations - DeLand, FL

• Ridership figures, FY 2007
• Ridership figures, FY 2008

• DeLand Amtrak Station and Downtown Spur (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)

Amtrak Silver Meteor route[note 1] Legend Distance Station 0 New York City (subway) New York/New Jersey border North River Tunnels 10 mi (16 km) Newark (PATH) 58 mi (93 km) Trenton (River Line) New Jersey/Pennsylvania border 91 mi (146 km) Philadelphia (SEPTA) Pennsylvania/Delaware border 116 mi (187 km) Wilmington Delaware/Maryland border 185 mi (298 km) Baltimore (Light Rail) Maryland/District of Columbia border 225 mi (362 km) Washington, DC (METRO) District of Columbia/Virginia border 234 mi (377 km) Alexandria 334 mi (538 km) Richmond 362 mi (583 km) Petersburg Virginia/North Carolina border 460 mi (740 km) Rocky Mount 550 mi (885 km) Fayetteville North Carolina/South Carolina border 633 mi (1,019 km) Florence 672 mi (1,081 km) Kingstree 728 mi (1,172 km) Charleston 782 mi (1,259 km) Yemassee South Carolina/Georgia border 829 mi (1,334 km) Savannah 881 mi (1,418 km) Jesup Georgia/Florida border 977 mi (1,572 km) Jacksonville 1,035 mi (1,666 km) Palatka 1,087 mi (1,749 km) DeLand 1,119 mi (1,801 km) Winter Park 1,124 mi (1,809 km) Orlando 1,142 mi (1,838 km) Kissimmee 1,187 mi (1,910 km) Winter Haven 1,221 mi (1,965 km) Sebring 1,324 mi (2,131 km) West Palm Beach 1,342 mi (2,160 km) Delray Beach 1,353 mi (2,177 km) Deerfield Beach 1,367 mi (2,200 km) Fort Lauderdale 1,375 mi (2,213 km) Hollywood 1,389 mi (2,235 km) Miami (Metrorail) ^ "Silver Meteor Schedule" (PDF). Amtrak. 2007-10-29. http://www.amtrak.com/timetable/oct07/T04.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-24.

Amtrak Silver Star route Legend Distance Station 0 New York City (subway) New York/New Jersey border North River Tunnels 10 mi (16 km) Newark (PATH) 58 mi (93 km) Trenton (River Line) New Jersey/Pennsylvania border 91 mi (146 km) Philadelphia (SEPTA) Pennsylvania/Delaware border 116 mi (187 km) Wilmington Delaware/Maryland border 185 mi (298 km) Baltimore (Light Rail) Maryland/District of Columbia border 225 mi (362 km) Washington, DC (METRO) District of Columbia/Virginia border 234 mi (377 km) Alexandria 334 mi (538 km) Richmond 362 mi (583 km) Petersburg Virginia/North Carolina border 460 mi (740 km) Rocky Mount 530 mi (853 km) Raleigh 538 mi (866 km) Cary 598 mi (962 km) Southern Pines 626 mi (1,007 km) Hamlet North Carolina/South Carolina border 700 mi (1,127 km) Camden 733 mi (1,180 km) Columbia 782 mi (1,259 km) Denmark South Carolina/Georgia border 870 mi (1,400 km) Savannah Georgia/Florida border 1,018 mi (1,638 km) Jacksonville 1,076 mi (1,732 km) Palatka 1,128 mi (1,815 km) DeLand 1,160 mi (1,867 km) Winter Park 1,165 mi (1,875 km) Orlando 1,183 mi (1,904 km) Kissimmee 1,233 mi (1,984 km) Lakeland 1,296 mi (2,086 km) Lakeland (stops here twice) 1,264 mi (2,034 km) Tampa 1,312 mi (2,111 km) Winter Haven 1,353 mi (2,177 km) Sebring 1,395 mi (2,245 km) Okeechobee 1,456 mi (2,343 km) West Palm Beach 1,474 mi (2,372 km) Delray Beach 1,484 mi (2,388 km) Deerfield Beach 1,498 mi (2,411 km) Fort Lauderdale 1,506 mi (2,424 km) Hollywood 1,522 mi (2,449 km) Miami (Metrorail)

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