DeLand station explained

Style:Amtrak
DeLand, FL
Address:2491 Old New York Avenue
Borough:DeLand, Florida
Country:United States
Coordinates:29.0178°N -81.3527°W
Connections: Amtrak Thruway: Daytona Beach[1] [2]
Votran: SunRail Circulator, VoRide[3] [4]
Platform:1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks:2
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:Yes
Opened:1918 (ACL)
Rebuilt:June 6, 1988 (Amtrak)
August 12, 2024 (SunRail)
Accessible:Yes
Zone:Volusia (SunRail)
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Marker-Color:
  1. 000
Zoom:14

DeLand station is a train station in DeLand, Florida, United States, located west of the downtown area. It is served by SunRail commuter rail service and Amtrak and intercity service.

History

DeLand station was originally built in 1918,[5] and stood across from the former Volusia County Fairgrounds. When the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railroad (and later the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad) ran passenger service along the line, they also ran local passenger service to downtown DeLand over the DeLand Spur. The station was acquired by Amtrak and restored in 1988, although a second track at the station fell into disuse. Up until 2005, when it was truncated to New Orleans, the station also served as a stop for the Sunset Limited.

In 2006, the station was rededicated following a $424,000 restoration undertaken through a partnership between Volusia County, Amtrak, and CSX Transportation; funding primarily came from the Florida Department of Transportation.[6] Work included installation of a new roof and platform canopy, remodeling of the bathrooms, and painting of the building in historically appropriate colors. In 2007, the station received a Preservation Award from the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation.

DeLand station was planned as the northern terminus of the SunRail commuter rail system. This led to the resumption of maintenance of the neglected second track and other station upgrades. The station saw the addition of an 184-space park, ride lot, and bus drop-off area.[7] The station could "spur economic development on the west end of the city, heading toward the St. Johns River."[8] Ground broke on the extension in May 2023.[9] The new service to DeLand began on August 12, 2024.[10]

On November 10, 2024, the Silver Star was merged with the as the Floridian.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amtrak Passenger Trains . Daytona Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau . May 25, 2024.
  2. Web site: Silver Meteor Timetable . . May 25, 2024 . 11.
  3. https://sunrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/23554_SUN_DeLand-Circulator-Route-7.pdf Free DeLand SunRail Circulator
  4. https://www.votran.org/take-a-trip/voride.stml VoRide (Votran Ride Share)
  5. Book: Mulligan . Michael . Railroad Depots of Central Florida . 2008 . . 9780738553900 . 20.
  6. Web site: DeLand, FL (DLD) . Great American Stations . March 12, 2013 . Amtrak.
  7. Web site: DeLand Amtrak Station (SunRail) . 2009-03-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090228175005/http://www.sunrail.com/station.asp?loc=DeLand . 2009-02-28 . dead .
  8. News: Harper . Mark . SunRail at 5: Ridership for commuter train is growing, but will it ever run to DeLand? . 20 July 2019 . Gatehouse Media . May 25, 2019.
  9. News: Dahm . Daniel . SunRail breaks ground on new DeLand station . 29 June 2023 . ClickOrlando.com . 22 May 2023.
  10. News: Myrie . Donovan . SunRail's DeLand station is finally open. Here's what's next for the rail system . August 12, 2024 . WKMG . August 12, 2024 . en.
  11. September 23, 2024 . Amtrak Launching the Floridian, with Daily Service Between Chicago and Miami . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240923190514/https://media.amtrak.com/2024/09/amtrak-launching-the-floridian-with-daily-service-between-chicago-and-miami/ . September 23, 2024 . September 23, 2024 . Amtrak.