Deerfield Beach station explained

Deerfield Beach, FL
Style:Amtrak
Address:1300 West Hillsboro Boulevard
Borough:Deerfield Beach, Florida
Country:United States
Coordinates:26.3169°N -80.1222°W
Line:South Florida Rail Corridor
Connections: Broward County Transit: 48
SFRTA Shuttle: DB 1, DB 2,
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Opened:1926
Rebuilt:1990, 2010
Accessible:Yes
Owned:State of Florida
Zone:3 (Tri-Rail)
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Other Services2 Header:Future services
Other Services2 Collapsible:yes
Nrhp:
Old Seaboard Air Line Railway Station
Embed:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Marker-Color:
  1. 000
Zoom:14
Architect:Gustav Maass[1]
Added:5 April 1990
Refnum:90000597

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

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

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. 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.[2]

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.[3] On November 10, 2024, the Silver Star was merged with the as the Floridian.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Seaboard Air Line Railway Station. pdf. Walton. R. Douglas. Briggs. Margaret S.. 16 February 1990. National Park Service. Web site: Accompanying 7 photos, from April 1989.. pdf. National Park Service.
  2. Web site: History . South Florida Railway Museum . www.sfrm.org . 2013-02-18 . 2013-01-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130128052119/http://www.sfrm.org/History.html . dead .
  3. Web site: Deerfield Beach, FL (DFB) . Great American Stations . 12 March 2013.
  4. 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.