Lake Worth Beach station explained

Style:SFRTA
Type:SFRTA Tri-Rail commuter rail station
Coordinates:26.6161°N -80.0691°W
Other: Palm Tran: 60, 62
SFRTA Shuttle: LK1
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Parking:Yes
Opened:1989
Accessible:Yes
Zone:1
Other Services Header:Future services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:14

Lake Worth Beach station is a Tri-Rail commuter rail station in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, at the confluence of Lake Worth Road (SR 802) and Interstate 95. Opening to service January 9, 1989, parking is available at this station, all of which is beneath I-95 on the south side of Lake Worth Road.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms and a parking lot east of the northbound platform, located underneath the Interstate 95 overpass. Access to the station is from the northbound platform, with an overpass connecting to the southbound platform.

Accidents and incidents

On January 4, 2016, A Tri-Rail passenger train derailed after colliding with a garbage truck which had broken down on a grade crossing. Twenty-two people were injured.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tri-Rail hits garbage truck in Lake Worth; 22 people suffer minor injuries . Scott . Sutton . Christina . Noce . Gabrielle . Sarann . WPTV . 4 January 2016 . 5 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160107045906/http://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/lake-worth/tri-rail-hits-truck-in-lake-worth . 7 January 2016 . dead .