West Palm Beach station

Train station in Florida, United States

This article is about the Tri-Rail and Amtrak station. For the Brightline station, see West Palm Beach station (Brightline).

West Palm Beach, FL

West Palm Beach station in 2011

General information
Location| 201 South Tamarind Avenue
West Palm Beach, Florida
United States
Coordinates| 26°42′44.32″N 80°03′44.27″W﻿ / ﻿26.7123111°N 80.0622972°W﻿ / 26.7123111; -80.0622972
Owned by| City of West Palm Beach
Line(s)| South Florida Rail Corridor
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 2
Connections|  Greyhound Lines
Palm Tran: 1, 2, 31, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 49
Construction
Parking| Yes
Bicycle facilities| Yes
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Station code| Amtrak: WPB
IATA code| ZWP
Fare zone| 1 (Tri-Rail)
History
Opened| 1925
Rebuilt| 1991
Passengers
FY 2024| 45,178[1] (Amtrak)
Services
| Preceding station  |  Amtrak | Following station

|
|

Delray Beach

toward Miami

|  | Floridian |  | Okeechobee

toward Chicago

| Silver Meteor |  | Sebring

toward New York

Preceding station  |  Tri-Rail | Following station
Lake Worth Beach

toward Miami Airport

|  | Miami Airport – Mangonia Park  |  | Mangonia Park

Terminus

Boca Raton

toward MiamiCentral

|  | West Palm Beach – Downtown Miami Express |  | Terminus

Former services

| Preceding station  |  Amtrak | Following station

|
|

Okeechobee

toward Los Angeles

|  | Sunset Limited

1993–1996

|  | Delray Beach

toward Miami

Delray Beach

toward Miami

|  | Palmetto

2002–2004

|  | Okeechobee

toward New York

| Silver Star

until 2024

Delray Beach

toward Miami

|  | Floridian

1971–1979

|  | Sebring

toward Chicago

Preceding station  | Seaboard Air Line Railroad | Following station
Palm Beach

toward Miami

|  | Main Line |  | Indiantown

toward Richmond

Future services

| Preceding station  |  Tri-Rail | Following station

|
|

Lake Worth Beach

toward Downtown Miami

|  | Red Line

(proposed)

|  | Mangonia Park

Terminus

Seaboard Coastline Railroad Passenger Station

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Built| 1925[3]
Architect| L. Philips Clarke, Harvey and Clarke
Architectural style| Mission/Spanish Revival[2]
NRHP reference No.| 73000600[2]
Added to NRHP| June 19, 1973

West Palm Beach station is a train station in West Palm Beach, Florida. It is served by Amtrak passenger rail and Tri-Rail commuter rail service. It is located at 203–209 South Tamarind Avenue, south of First Street/Banyan Boulevard. The former Seaboard Air Line Railway station building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Seaboard Coastline Railroad Passenger Station.

## History

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The station under operation by the Seaboard Airline Railway

The station officially opened to passengers in January 1925 as a Seaboard Air Line Railway depot. The building was designed by the Palm Beach architectural firm of Harvey & Clarke.[4] Among other Seaboard trains, the station was served by the Orange Blossom Special until 1953, and the Silver Meteor beginning in 1939. Amtrak maintained Silver Meteor service to the station when it took over intercity passenger train service in 1971. The station was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 19, 1973. Tri-Rail service to the station began in 1989.

The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners[5] to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.[6] Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.

In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.[6]

On November 10, 2024, the Silver Star was merged with the Capitol Limited as the Floridian.[7]

## Station layout

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The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.

## Notes

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1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal year 2024: State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2025. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
2. ^ a b "National Register of Historical Places – Florida (FL), Palm Beach County". National Park Service. March 30, 2007. Archived from the original on February 14, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
3. ^ "Florida Historical Markers Programs – Marker: Palm Beach". Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
4. ^ Picciochi, Sandie (November 9, 1988). "Roaring '20s Bash Will Raise Funds For Historic Rail Station". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale. p. 15.
5. ^ "Seaboard Railway Station". Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
6. ^ a b "West Palm Beach, FL (WPB)". Great American Stations. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
7. ^ "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.

## External links

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Media related to West Palm Beach train station at Wikimedia Commons

* West Palm Beach, FL – Amtrak
* West Palm Beach, FL – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
* West Palm Beach Station – South Florida Regional Transportation Authority

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