Palatka station

Palatka station
Amtrak Service
Historic Palatka Union Depot. The track platform is on the right side of the photograph.
Location	220 North 11 Street Palatka, FL 32177
Line(s)	Silver Meteor   Silver Star
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Greyhound      Ride Solution
Construction
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	PAK
History
Opened	May 1909
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	13,872[1]  7.7%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station DeLand toward Miami Silver Meteor Jacksonville toward New York City Silver Star DeLand toward Orlando Sunset Limited service suspended Jacksonville toward Los Angeles   Former services   Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Satsuma toward Tampa Union Station Main Line Bostwick toward Richmond Broad Street Station Francis toward Rochelle Rochelle – Palatka Terminus
Old A.C.L. Union Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Palatka, Florida
Coordinates	29°38′57.04″N 81°38′25.64″W / 29.6491778°N 81.6404556°W / 29.6491778; -81.6404556Coordinates: 29°38′57.04″N 81°38′25.64″W / 29.6491778°N 81.6404556°W / 29.6491778; -81.6404556
Built	1909
Governing body	Private
NRHP Reference #	88000162[2]
Added to NRHP	1988

Palatka station is a historic train station in Palatka, Florida. Built in 1908, the station serves Amtrak's Silver Service line and also houses the Palatka Railroad Preservation Society and the David Browning Railroad Museum. It is located at 220 North Eleventh Street, on the corner of US 17-SR 100.^[3]

History

The station was built in 1908 for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. It was constructed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It served as a union depot for the ACL's Jacksonville-Tampa mainline as well as for the Florida Southern Railway, the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad, and Florida East Coast Railroad's Palatka branch.^[4] In 1914 the station began to serve the short-lived Ocklawaha Valley Railroad. In 1988, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.^[2]

The station is currently served by Amtrak's Silver Service train.^[3]

Browning Railroad Museum

The station is home to the David Browning Railroad Museum, operated by the Palatka Railroad Preservation Society. The museum features a model train layout, historic documents, photographs, maps, signs and railroad artifacts.^[5]

References

• Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
  • Putnam County listings
  • Palatka's Historic Union Depot

External links

• Amtrak – Stations – Palatka, FL

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Old Atlantic Coast Line Union Depot.

• Palatka (PAK)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)

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