Kissimmee station

Kissimmee, FL
A sign welcomes passengers to Kissimmee Amtrak station
General information
Location	111 East Dakin Avenue Kissimmee, Florida United States
Coordinates	28.293838°N 81.404271°W / 28.293838; -81.404271
Owned by	CSX Transportation
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Train operators	Amtrak, SunRail
Connections	: 10, 18, 26, 55, 56, 57, 108, FastLink 407, FastLink 441
Construction
Parking	Yes; Parking structure available for day use and for long term parking by Amtrak passengers
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: KIS
History
Opened	1883 (SFR)
Rebuilt	1910 (ACL), December 11, 1975, 2018
Passengers
FY 2023	33,123 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Winter Haven toward Miami Silver Meteor Orlando toward New York Lakeland toward Miami Silver Star Preceding station SunRail Following station Poinciana Terminus SunRail Tupperware towards DeLand
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Orlando toward Los Angeles Sunset Limited 1993-1996 Winter Haven toward Miami Lakeland toward Miami Floridian St. Petersburg Orlando toward Chicago Preceding station Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Following station Campbell toward Tampa Main Line Meadow Woods toward Richmond Vineland toward Apopka Florida Midland Branch Terminus Terminus Kissimmee – St. Cloud Peghorn toward St. Cloud

Kissimmee station is a train station in Kissimmee, Florida. It is served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system of the United States, and SunRail, the commuter rail system serving Greater Orlando. The station opened in 1883, and has served several different railroads. It is the closest Amtrak station to Walt Disney World.

History

Extension of the platform

Kissimmee station was originally built as a South Florida Railroad Depot 1883, and was also a junction for the St. Cloud and Sugar Belt Railway and the original Florida Midland Railroad, all three of which were eventually acquired by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. It was replaced by an Atlantic Coast Line Depot in 1910, which is the building that remains to this day. The station was restored in 1976, but suffered some damage to the canopy during the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season that was repaired within two years. Sometime prior to 1990, it also contained a separate Railway Express Agency building, that was previously the site of the original South Florida Railroad depot.

Kissimmee station is located on E. Dakin Avenue southeast of Pleasant Street. The sheltered low-level Amtrak platform crosses Dakin Avenue and runs as far west as Monument Avenue. An unsheltered asphalt platform continues southwest of Monument Avenue for boarding especially long trains.

SunRail service

The Kissimmee Amtrak is part of Phase 2 expansion of the SunRail commuter rail system, opened on July 30, 2018. To accommodate this new service, the station underwent numerous upgrades, including the addition of a 381 space park and ride garage, a bus drop off area, and the addition of a second track and two raised side platforms northeast of the existing ground level platform. These additions are also integrated into the city of Kissimmee's long-range plans for an intermodal center.

Connections

• Lynx; #10, #18, #26, #55, #56, #57, #108, #208, #407, #441, #632.
• Greyhound Lines; Service to Miami and points to the south and New York City, Washington, D.C., Boston and intermediate points to the north.

External links

• Media related to Kissimmee (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Kissimmee, FL – Amtrak
• Kissimmee, FL – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Kissimmee/Amtrak Station (SunRail)
• Kissimmee Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• September 14, 1999 Photo by Bill Hakkarinen (Amtrak Photo Archives)
• Image from Dynamic Depot Maps
• Kissimmee (KIS)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)