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Delray_Beach_(Tri-Rail_station) Latitude and Longitude:

26°27′15″N 80°05′27″W / 26.454215°N 80.090934°W / 26.454215; -80.090934
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Delray Beach, FL
The station in 2013.
General information
Location345 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; -80.090934
Owned by Palm Beach County
Line(s) South Florida Rail Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operators Amtrak, Tri-Rail
ConnectionsBus transport Palm Tran: 70, 81
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: DLB
Fare zone2 (Tri-Rail)
History
OpenedAugust 26, 1991 [1]
Rebuilt2004–2006
Key dates
April 2, 1995 Amtrak service begins [2]
Passengers
FY 202210,476 [3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Deerfield Beach
toward Miami
Silver Meteor West Palm Beach
toward New York
Silver Star
Preceding station Tri-Rail Following station
Boca Raton Tri-Rail Boynton Beach
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
West Palm Beach Sunset Limited
1995-1996
Deerfield Beach
toward Miami
Deerfield Beach
toward Miami
Palmetto
2002-2004
West Palm Beach
toward New York
Future services
Preceding station Tri-Rail Following station
Boca Raton Red Line
(proposed)
Boynton Beach

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. [4] 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.

References

  1. ^ "New Tri-Rail Station is Welcome". The Sun-Sentinel. August 25, 1991. p. 26. Retrieved June 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Morrissey, Siobhan (April 2, 1995). "Last Train Leaves Delray Depot". The Palm Beach Post. p. 2B. Retrieved June 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  4. ^ Becker, Lara (Dec 11, 1996). "New Life Envisioned For Railway Depot". Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2011-06-15.

External links

Media related to Delray Beach (Tri-Rail station) at Wikimedia Commons