Orlando (Amtrak station)

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Orlando
Amtrak station
OrlandoFL (Amtrak Station).jpg
Front entrance to the 1926-built Orlando Station. Originally used by ACL now by Amtrak.
Station statistics
Address 1400 Sligh Boulevard
Orlando, Florida
Coordinates 28°31′33″N 81°22′53″W / 28.52590°N 81.38130°W / 28.52590; -81.38130Coordinates: 28°31′33″N 81°22′53″W / 28.52590°N 81.38130°W / 28.52590; -81.38130
Lines Amtrak:

     Silver Meteor

     Silver Star
Connections Thruway Motorcoach
Lynx bus #40
Platforms 2
Parking Yes
Other information
Opened 1926
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Code ORL
Owned by Amtrak
Traffic
Passengers (2008) 147,491[1] 14%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Miami
Silver Meteor
toward New York
Silver Star
Terminus Sunset Limited
closed

The Orlando Amtrak station lies south of Downtown Orlando, about a mile south of the old stations at Church Street and Central Boulevard. It was built in 1926 by M. A. Griffith and W. T. Hadlow for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in the Spanish Mission style, and used by the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad after the 1967 merger with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. Before the new station was built, the ACL station was at Church Street; this is now the Church Street Station tourist attraction. The SAL had a separate station at Central Boulevard (see Orlando).

Thruway Motorcoach service, as of February 2006, is no longer provided by Coach USA to area hotels and attractions. Martz Tampa Bay provides this service for Amtrak to Lakeland, Tampa, Pinellas Park-St. Petersburg, Bradenton, Sarasota, Port Charlotte and Fort Myers. Local hotel transfer shuttle service is also still available, but again, no longer through Coach USA.

Orlando station serves the Silver Meteor and Silver Star lines. It was also the eastern terminus of the Sunset Limited between Orlando and Los Angeles. However, due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina, the Sunset Limited between New Orleans and Orlando has been suspended indefinitely.

Orlando station is projected to be a station stop on the proposed SunRail system. Proposals include a matching canopy for the second platform, and a name change to "Orlando Health/Amtrak Station" due to its proximity to the Orlando Regional Medical Center.[2]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2008 - State of Florida". Amtrak Government Affairs. November 2008. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/FLORIDA08.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-25. 
  2. ^ Orlando Health/Amtrak Station (SunRail)

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Amtrak Silver Meteor route[note 1]
Distance Station
Unknown route-map component "tINTa"
0 New York City (subway)
Unknown route-map component "etGRENZE"
New York/New Jersey border
Exit tunnel
North River Tunnels
Interchange on track
10 mi (16 km) Newark (PATH)
Interchange on track
58 mi (93 km) Trenton (River Line)
unrestricted border
New Jersey/Pennsylvania border
Interchange on track
91 mi (146 km) Philadelphia (SEPTA)
unrestricted border
Pennsylvania/Delaware border
Stop on track
116 mi (187 km) Wilmington
unrestricted border
Delaware/Maryland border
Interchange on track
185 mi (298 km) Baltimore (Light Rail)
unrestricted border
Maryland/District of Columbia border
Interchange on track
225 mi (362 km) Washington, DC (METRO)
unrestricted border
District of Columbia/Virginia border
Stop on track
234 mi (377 km) Alexandria
Station on track
334 mi (538 km) Richmond
Stop on track
362 mi (583 km) Petersburg
unrestricted border
Virginia/North Carolina border
Stop on track
460 mi (740 km) Rocky Mount
Stop on track
550 mi (885 km) Fayetteville
unrestricted border
North Carolina/South Carolina border
Stop on track
633 mi (1,019 km) Florence
Stop on track
672 mi (1,081 km) Kingstree
Station on track
728 mi (1,172 km) Charleston
Stop on track
782 mi (1,259 km) Yemassee
unrestricted border
South Carolina/Georgia border
Stop on track
829 mi (1,334 km) Savannah
Stop on track
881 mi (1,418 km) Jesup
unrestricted border
Georgia/Florida border
Station on track
977 mi (1,572 km) Jacksonville
Stop on track
1,035 mi (1,666 km) Palatka
Stop on track
1,087 mi (1,749 km) DeLand
Stop on track
1,119 mi (1,801 km) Winter Park
Station on track
1,124 mi (1,809 km) Orlando
Stop on track
1,142 mi (1,838 km) Kissimmee
Stop on track
1,187 mi (1,910 km) Winter Haven
Stop on track
1,221 mi (1,965 km) Sebring
Stop on track
1,324 mi (2,131 km) West Palm Beach
Stop on track
1,342 mi (2,160 km) Delray Beach
Stop on track
1,353 mi (2,177 km) Deerfield Beach
Station on track
1,367 mi (2,200 km) Fort Lauderdale
Stop on track
1,375 mi (2,213 km) Hollywood
Interchange end
1,389 mi (2,235 km) Miami (Metrorail)
  1. ^ "Silver Meteor Schedule" (PDF). Amtrak. 2007-10-29. http://www.amtrak.com/timetable/oct07/T04.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-24. 
Amtrak Silver Star route
Distance Station
Unknown route-map component "tINTa"
0 New York City (subway)
Unknown route-map component "etGRENZE"
New York/New Jersey border
Exit tunnel
North River Tunnels
Interchange on track
10 mi (16 km) Newark (PATH)
Interchange on track
58 mi (93 km) Trenton (River Line)
unrestricted border
New Jersey/Pennsylvania border
Interchange on track
91 mi (146 km) Philadelphia (SEPTA)
unrestricted border
Pennsylvania/Delaware border
Stop on track
116 mi (187 km) Wilmington
unrestricted border
Delaware/Maryland border
Urban railway Interchange on track
185 mi (298 km) Baltimore (Light Rail)
unrestricted border
Maryland/District of Columbia border
Interchange on track
225 mi (362 km) Washington, DC (METRO)
unrestricted border
District of Columbia/Virginia border
Stop on track
234 mi (377 km) Alexandria
Station on track
334 mi (538 km) Richmond
Stop on track
362 mi (583 km) Petersburg
unrestricted border
Virginia/North Carolina border
Stop on track
460 mi (740 km) Rocky Mount
Station on track
530 mi (853 km) Raleigh
Stop on track
538 mi (866 km) Cary
Stop on track
598 mi (962 km) Southern Pines
Stop on track
626 mi (1,007 km) Hamlet
unrestricted border
North Carolina/South Carolina border
Stop on track
700 mi (1,127 km) Camden
Stop on track
733 mi (1,180 km) Columbia
Stop on track
782 mi (1,259 km) Denmark
unrestricted border
South Carolina/Georgia border
Station on track
870 mi (1,400 km) Savannah
unrestricted border
Georgia/Florida border
Station on track
1,018 mi (1,638 km) Jacksonville
Stop on track
1,076 mi (1,732 km) Palatka
Stop on track
1,128 mi (1,815 km) DeLand
Stop on track
1,160 mi (1,867 km) Winter Park
Station on track
1,165 mi (1,875 km) Orlando
Stop on track
1,183 mi (1,904 km) Kissimmee
Track from right Unknown route-map component "ABZgf"
Stop on track Straight track
1,233 mi (1,984 km) Lakeland
Straight track Straight track
1,296 mi (2,086 km) Lakeland (stops here twice)
End station Straight track
1,264 mi (2,034 km) Tampa
Stop on track
1,312 mi (2,111 km) Winter Haven
Stop on track
1,353 mi (2,177 km) Sebring
Stop on track
1,395 mi (2,245 km) Okeechobee
Stop on track
1,456 mi (2,343 km) West Palm Beach
Stop on track
1,474 mi (2,372 km) Delray Beach
Stop on track
1,484 mi (2,388 km) Deerfield Beach
Stop on track
1,498 mi (2,411 km) Fort Lauderdale
Stop on track
1,506 mi (2,424 km) Hollywood
Interchange end
1,522 mi (2,449 km) Miami (Metrorail)