Delray Beach station
Delray Beach, FL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Amtrak station SFRTA Tri-Rail commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 The station in 2013. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 345 South Congress Avenue Delray Beach, Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°27′15″N 80°05′27″W / 26.454215°N 80.090934°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Palm Beach County | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | South Florida Rail Corridor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Palm Tran: 70, 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | DLB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | August 26, 1991[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2004–2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| April 2, 1995 | Amtrak service begins[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 13,782[3]  4.57% (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Delray Beach station is a train station in Delray Beach, Florida, that is served by Tri-Rail and Amtrak. It is located on South Congress Avenue (SR 807), south of West Atlantic Avenue (SR 806) and east of State Road 9.
The station officially opened in 1991 after legal squabbles and poor access led Tri-Rail to abandon the historic former Seaboard Air Line Railway depot located a few blocks north. Amtrak, which had also been using the old Seaboard depot, moved to the station in 1995.[4] Its Silver Meteor and Silver Star stop at the station, which was remodeled between 2004 and 2006 to accommodate a second track.
Station layout
The station has two side platforms, with parking and a bus loop to the west of the southbound platform.
Template:Tri-Rail platform layout
References
- ^ "New Tri-Rail Station is Welcome". The Sun-Sentinel. August 25, 1991. p. 26. Retrieved June 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Morrissey, Siobhan (April 2, 1995). "Last Train Leaves Delray Depot". The Palm Beach Post. p. 2B. Retrieved June 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ Becker, Lara (Dec 11, 1996). "New Life Envisioned For Railway Depot". Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
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External links
Media related to Delray Beach (Tri-Rail station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Delray Beach, FL – Amtrak
- Delray Beach, FL – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- South Florida Regional Transportation Authority – Delray Beach station
- Delray Beach Amtrak/Tri-Rail Station (USA Rail Guide – TrainWeb)
- Station from I-95 from Google Maps Street View
- Delray Beach (DLB)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)
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