Deerfield Beach (Tri-Rail station)

Deerfield Beach Amtrak station SFRTA – Tri-Rail
Station statistics
Address	1300 West Hillsboro Boulevard Deerfield Beach, Florida
Lines	Amtrak:   Silver Star   Silver Meteor SFRTA:   Tri-Rail
Connections	Broward County Transit (BCT) SFRTA shuttle bus
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	1926
Rebuilt	1990
Accessible
Code	DFB
Owned by	State of Florida
Fare zone	3
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	31,338 (Amtrak)  4.6%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Fort Lauderdale toward Miami Silver Star Delray Beach toward New York City Silver Meteor SFRTA Pompano Beach toward Miami Central Tri-Rail Boca Raton toward Mangonia Park
Old Seaboard Air Line Railway Station U.S. National Register of Historic Places Location: Deerfield Beach, Florida Coordinates: 26°19′0.88″N 80°7′20.58″W Architect: Gustav Maass Architectural style: Mediterranean Revival NRHP Reference#: 90000597 Added to NRHP: April 5, 1990

Deerfield Beach Station, also known as the Old Deerfield Beach Seaboard Air Line Railway Station, is a train station in Deerfield Beach, Broward County, Florida, which is served by Amtrak intercity rail and Tri-Rail commuter rail.

Located at 1300 West Hillsboro Boulevard (SR 810), just east of North Military Trail (SR 809), the station was built in 1926 by the Seaboard Air Line Railway. It shares the same Mediterranean Revival design as the Delray Beach Seaboard station and the Homestead Seaboard station. The station was placed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 1990.

Of the eighteen Florida stations served by Amtrak, Deerfield Beach was the eleventh-busiest in FY2011, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 86 passengers daily.

Places of interest

• South Florida Railway Museum (inside the station)

Transit connections

BCT

Route #	Route Name	Route Map	Note
48	Hillsboro Boulevard at US 441 ↔ Deerfield Beach Pier via Hillsboro Boulevard	Map

SFRTA shuttles

• DB 1 – Camino Real via Hillsboro Boulevard, Dixie Highway, Federal Highway (US 1)
• DB 2 – Newport Center via Hillsboro Boulevard, 12th Avenue, 10th Street, Military Trail, and Goolsby Blvd

Gallery

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  Seaboard Railway plaque

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  Seaboard Railway plaque

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  Seaboard Railway plaque

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  View of the station house

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  View of the station house

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  Loading and unloading area

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  Railway museum

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  Amtrak lobby and waiting area

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  Tri-Rail and Amtrak platforms

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  Platform with museum in back

References

• Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs

External links

Media related to Deerfield Beach (Tri-Rail station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Amtrak – Stations – Deerfield Beach, FL
• South Florida Regional Transportation Authority – Deerfield Beach station
• Deerfield Beach Amtrak/Tri-Rail Station (USA Rail Guide – TrainWeb)
• South Florida Railway Museum
• Station from Hillsboro Boulevard from Google Maps Street View