Winter Park station

Not to be confused with Fraser – Winter Park (Amtrak station).

Winter Park
Amtrak Inter-city rail and SunRail commuter rail Station
A Southbound SunRail train departs the new Winter Park station on its way to Florida Hospital.
General information
Location	150 West Morse Boulevard Winter Park, FL 32789
Coordinates	28.59772°N 81.35181°W / 28.59772; -81.35181
Line(s)	Amtrak:   Silver Meteor   Silver Star SunRail:   SunRail
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Lynx (Orlando): #01, #09, #14, #23, #102, #443
Construction
Structure type	At-Grade
Parking	Adjacent to Station
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	WPK
Fare zone	Orange
History
Opened	1890(SFR)
Rebuilt	1913, 1962, 2014
Passengers
2013	30,142  9.9% (Amtrak)
Services
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Winter Park is a train station in Winter Park, Florida. It is served by SunRail, the commuter rail system of Greater Orlando, and Amtrak, the national passenger rail system of the United States. The current station was built in 2014, replacing earlier stations going back to 1890.

History

The previous outdated 1962 station, which was in disrepair

The original Winter Park depot was built in 1890 by the South Florida Railroad ten years after it built a line from Sanford to Orlando. A newer passenger station was built in 1913 by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) and included a freight depot, which is located to the south of the current station. The freight depot was in use by the railroad until 1982 when it was purchased by the city. It is now used as a farmer's market and as a venue for weddings and other special events. A newer modern station was built by the ACL in 1962 directly adjacent to a large city park known as Central Park. It was located one block away from Park Avenue, a street that is lined with upscale boutiques and restaurants.

On February 14, 2013, Pillar Construction Group of Clermont, FL began work on a new $1.2 million station building, which replaced the 1962 era depot. The new station, which was designed in the Craftsman-style to better blend with the city's architecture, includes an improved lobby, artwork and larger restrooms. The new depot was primarily funded through a $950,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration’s Bus & Bus Facilities program, which was matched with more than $237,000 in local funding from the city. Following the grand opening of the new station on March 3, 2014, the historic ACL depot was closed and demolished.

In addition to Amtrak, Winter Park station serves as a stop on the SunRail commuter rail system. Operations began on May 1, 2014. Unlike most SunRail stations, which feature canopies consisting of white aluminum poles supporting sloped green roofs, Winter Park's canopies have traditional white gabled roofs. It also includes ticket vending machines, ticket validators, emergency call boxes, drinking fountains, separate platforms designed for passengers in wheelchairs.

SunRail ridership

On average, the SunRail station at Winter Park sees an average of 779 daily boardings.

Connections

• Lynx;#1, #9, #14, #23, #102, 443.

External links

• Media related to Winter Park (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Winter Park, FL – Amtrak
• Winter Park, FL – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Winter Park Station (SunRail)
• Winter Park Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)
• Winter Park (WPK)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)