West Palm Beach (Tri-Rail station)

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West Palm Beach
SeaboardTrainStaWPB.JPG
Station statistics
Address 201 South Tamarind Avenue
West Palm Beach, FL 33402
Lines Amtrak:     Silver Star      Silver Meteor SFRTA:     Tri-Rail
Connections Greyhound and Palm Tran buses
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened 1925
Code WPB
Fare zone 1
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Miami
 Silver Star
toward New York
Silver Meteor
toward New York
SFRTA
Tri-Rail
Terminus
Traffic
Passengers (2008) 52,249[1] ▲ 16%
Seaboard Coastline Railroad Passenger Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
West Palm Beach (Tri-Rail station) is located in Florida
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Coordinates: 26°42′44.32″N 80°03′44.27″W / 26.7123111°N 80.0622972°W / 26.7123111; -80.0622972
Built/Founded: 1925[2][3]
Architect: L. Philips Clarke
Architectural style(s): Mission/Spanish Revival[4]
Governing body: Private
Added to NRHP: June 19, 1973
NRHP Reference#: 73000600[4]

West Palm Beach Seaboard Coastline Railroad Passenger Station is a Tri-Rail and commuter rail station in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida. Since the 1997 closure of the Palm Beach Airport station, Tri-Rail passengers use this station to access Palm Beach International Airport via taxi and fixed bus route.

The Pizza Grill.

This station is located on 201 South Tamarind Avenue, south of First Street (Banyan Boulevard). The station officially opened to passengers in 1925 as a Seaboard Air Line Railroad depot, and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 19, 1973. Tri-Rail service to the station began in 1989.

Amtrak's Silver Meteor and Silver Star stops here, in addition to Greyhound and Palm Tran bus services.

This station is also referred to as the West Palm Beach Intermodal Terminal.

On May 14, 2008, a small restaurant was added to the station, known as the Pizza Grill. It sells soda, pizza, chips, and other snacks.

Contents

[edit] Connecting Palm Tran Routes

  • 43 - Downtown West Palm Beach/Wellington Green via Okeechobee Blvd
  • 44 - Downtown West Palm Beach/Lake Point Center via Belvedere Rd
  • 45 - Downtown West Palm Beach/Lake Clarke Shores via Parker, Lake & Florida Mango
  • 50 Downtown West Palm Beach Shuttle via Downtown (Weekdays Only)

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Amtrak.
  2. ^ "Seaboard Coast Line Railway Passenger Station". Florida Heritage Tourism Interactive Catalog. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. 2007-03-30. http://www.flheritage.com/facts/reports/places/index.cfm?fuseaction=ListAreas&county=palm%20beach. 
  3. ^ "Palm Beach County". Florida's History Through Its Places. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. 2007-03-30. http://www.flheritage.com/preservation/markers/markers.cfm?ID=palm%20beach. 
  4. ^ a b "National Register of Historical Places - Florida (FL), Palm Beach County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-03-30. http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Palm+Beach/state2.html. 

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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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