Winter Haven station explained

Style:Amtrak
Winter Haven, FL
Address:1800 7th Street SW
Borough:Winter Haven, Florida
Country:United States
Coordinates:28.0039°N -81.7349°W
Line:Auburndale Subdivision
Platform:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Opened:1925
Rebuilt:1947
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
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Marker:rail
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Winter Haven station is a train station in Winter Haven, Florida, served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system of the United States. It was originally built in 1925 by the Seaboard Air Line Railway, and was rebuilt in 1947. It included a freight depot which was located on the south side of the station until 1982, and was torn down after Seaboard Coast Line Railroad merged with Louisville and Nashville Railroad the next year.[1] Today, after a series of mergers,[2] the station track is owned by CSX Transportation.[3] Tracks that cross the platform on the south side of the station serve as an interchange point between CSX Transportation and the Florida Midland Railroad Gordonville Subdivision.[4]

The station provides service 4 times daily on the northbound and southbound Silver Star and Silver Meteor lines.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Mulligan . Michael . Railroad Depots of Central Florida . 2008 . . 9780738553900 . 47–48.
  2. Web site: 2020-04-24 . CSX merger family tree Trains Magazine . 2023-07-29 . Trains . en-US.
  3. Web site: CSX.com - CSX System Map . 2023-07-29 . www.csx.com . en.
  4. Web site: Florida Midland Railroad . 2023-07-28 . Regional Rail LLC . en-US.
  5. Web site: Silver Service/Palmetto Route Guide. .