Delray Beach station explained

Delray Beach, FL
Style:Amtrak
Address:345 South Congress Avenue
Borough:Delray Beach, Florida
Country:United States
Coordinates:26.4542°N -80.0909°W
Owned:Palm Beach County
Line:South Florida Rail Corridor
Other: Palm Tran: 70, 81
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Train Operators:Amtrak, Tri-Rail
Parking:Yes
Opened:August 26, 1991[1]
Years1:April 2, 1995
Events1:Amtrak service begins[2]
Rebuilt:2004–2006
Accessible:Yes
Zone:2 (Tri-Rail)
Other Services2 Header:Future services
Other Services2 Collapsible:yes
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

Delray Beach station is a train station in Delray Beach, Florida, that is served by Tri-Rail and Amtrak. It is located on South Congress Avenue (SR 807), south of West Atlantic Avenue (SR 806) and east of State Road 9.

The station officially opened in 1991 after legal squabbles and poor access led Tri-Rail to abandon the historic former Seaboard Air Line Railway depot located a few blocks north. Amtrak, which had also been using the old Seaboard depot, moved to the station in 1995.[3] Its Silver Meteor and Silver Star stop at the station, which was remodeled between 2004 and 2006 to accommodate a second track.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms, with parking and a bus loop to the west of the southbound platform.

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Notes and References

  1. News: New Tri-Rail Station is Welcome . June 28, 2019 . The Sun-Sentinel . August 25, 1991 . 26. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Morrissey . Siobhan . Last Train Leaves Delray Depot . June 28, 2019 . The Palm Beach Post . April 2, 1995 . 2B. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Lara . Becker . New Life Envisioned For Railway Depot . . Dec 11, 1996 . 2011-06-15 . 2012-08-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120826004846/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-12-11/news/9612110070_1_depot-train-station-railway . dead .