Deerfield Beach station

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Deerfield Beach, FL
Deerfield Beach station in March 2008
General information
Location1300 West Hillsboro Boulevard
Deerfield Beach, Florida
United States
Coordinates26°19′01″N 80°7′20″W / 26.31694°N 80.12222°W / 26.31694; -80.12222
Owned byState of Florida
Line(s)South Florida Rail Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Broward County Transit: 48
Bus transport SFRTA Shuttle: DB 1, DB 2, Deerfield Beach Express I
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: DFB
Fare zone3 (Tri-Rail)
History
Opened1926
Rebuilt1990, 2010
Passengers
FY 202319,026[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Fort Lauderdale
toward Miami
Floridian Delray Beach
toward Chicago
Silver Meteor Delray Beach
toward New York
Preceding station Tri-Rail Following station
Pompano Beach Tri-Rail Boca Raton
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Delray Beach Sunset Limited
1993–1996
Fort Lauderdale
toward Miami
Fort Lauderdale
toward Miami
Palmetto
2002–2004
Delray Beach
toward New York
Silver Star
until 2024
Floridian
1971–1979
Delray Beach
toward Chicago
Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station
Pompano Beach
toward Miami
Main Line Delray Beach
toward Richmond
Future services
Preceding station Tri-Rail Following station
Pompano Beach Red Line
(proposed)
Boca Raton
Old Seaboard Air Line Railway Station
Map
LocationDeerfield Beach, Florida
ArchitectGustav Maass[3]
Architectural styleMediterranean Revival
NRHP reference No.90000597[2]
Added to NRHP5 April 1990

Deerfield Beach station is a train station in Deerfield Beach, Florida. It is served by Amtrak intercity rail and Tri-Rail commuter rail trains. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Old Deerfield Beach Seaboard Air Line Railway Station.

Station layout

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The station has two side platforms, with parking lots on either side. Buses stop along a bus loop to the west of the southbound platform, while the station house sits adjacent to the northbound platform. A sidewalk grade crossing at the north end of the station provides access between platforms.

History

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The station in February 1974

Located at 1300 West Hillsboro Boulevard (SR 810), just east of North Military Trail (SR 809), the station was built in 1926 by the Seaboard Air Line Railway. It shares the same Mediterranean Revival design as the Delray Beach Seaboard station and the Homestead Seaboard station. Those design features include arched entryways, arcades, stucco walls and a barrel-tiled roof.[4] The station was placed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 1990. It serves the nearby Boca Raton community .

The historic Seaboard Air Line Railway Station also houses the South Florida Railway Museum.[5]

In 2010, the Florida Department of Transportation finished a restoration of the historic station. The $380,000 project included a new roof, interior improvements to the lobby and restrooms, repairs to the exterior walls and installation of new air conditioning units.[4] On November 10, 2024, the Silver Star was merged with the Capitol Limited as the Floridian.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System – Old Seaboard Air Line Railway Station (#90000597)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  3. ^ Walton, R. Douglas; Briggs, Margaret S. (16 February 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Seaboard Air Line Railway Station" (pdf). National Park Service."Accompanying 7 photos, from April 1989" (pdf). National Park Service.
  4. ^ a b "Deerfield Beach, FL (DFB)". Great American Stations. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  5. ^ "History". www.sfrm.org. South Florida Railway Museum. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  6. ^ "Amtrak Launching the Floridian, with Daily Service Between Chicago and Miami" (Press release). Amtrak. September 23, 2024. Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
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