Delray Beach station

For the former train station in Delray Beach, Florida, see Delray Beach Seaboard Air Line Railway Station.
Delray Beach

The station in 2013.
Location 345 South Congress Avenue
Delray Beach, Florida
United States
Coordinates 26°27′15″N 80°05′27″W / 26.454215°N 80.090934°W / 26.454215; -80.090934Coordinates: 26°27′15″N 80°05′27″W / 26.454215°N 80.090934°W / 26.454215; -80.090934
Owned by Palm Beach County
Line(s) Florida DOT
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Palm Tran
Construction
Parking Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code DLB
Fare zone 2
History
Opened August 26, 1991
Rebuilt 2004–2006
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 13,280[1] Decrease 1.2% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Miami
Silver Star
Silver Meteor
SFRTA
Blue Line

Delray Beach 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.[2] Its Silver Meteor and Silver Star stop at the station, which was remodeled between 2004 and 2006 to accommodate a second track.

Transit connections

Palm Tran

Route # Route Name Schedule &
map		 Note
2 Town Center Mall ↔ VA Medical Center via Congress Ave
#2
70 Town Center Mall ↔ Lantana and Lake Worth via Seacrest Blvd
#70
81 Delray Beach Crosstown (Federal Highway via Atlantic Avenue, Jog Blvd, and Oriole Blvd)
#81

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. December 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Becker, Lara (Dec 11, 1996). "New Life Envisioned For Railway Depot". Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 2011-06-15.

External links

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