Deerfield Beach station

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Deerfield Beach, FL
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General information
Location1300 West Hillsboro Boulevard
Deerfield Beach, Florida
United States
Coordinates 26°19′01″N80°7′20″W / 26.31694°N 80.12222°W / 26.31694; -80.12222
Owned byState of Florida
Line(s) South Florida Rail Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operators Amtrak, Tri-Rail
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Broward County Transit: 48
Aiga bus trans.svg SFRTA Shuttle: DB 1, DB 2, Deerfield Beach Express I
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: DFB
Fare zone3 (Tri-Rail)
History
Opened1926
Rebuilt1990, 2010
Passengers
FY 202215,142 [1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Fort Lauderdale
toward Miami
Silver Meteor Delray Beach
toward New York
Silver Star
Preceding station Tri-Rail.svg Tri-Rail Following station
Pompano Beach Tri-Rail Boca Raton
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Delray Beach
toward Los Angeles
Sunset Limited
1993-1996
Fort Lauderdale
toward Miami
Fort Lauderdale
toward Miami
Palmetto
2002-2004
Delray Beach
toward New York
Floridian Delray Beach
toward Chicago
Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station
Pompano Beach
toward Miami
Main Line Delray Beach
toward Richmond
Future services
Preceding station Tri-Rail.svg Tri-Rail Following station
Pompano Beach Red Line
(proposed)
Boca Raton
Old Seaboard Air Line Railway Station
USA Florida location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Location Deerfield Beach, Florida
Architect Gustav Maass [2]
Architectural style Mediterranean Revival
NRHP reference No. 90000597 [3]
Added to NRHP5 April 1990

Deerfield Beach station, also known as the Old Deerfield Beach Seaboard Air Line Railway Station, is a train station in Deerfield Beach, Florida. It is served by Amtrak intercity rail and Tri-Rail commuter rail trains.

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Station NRHP historic marker Deerfield Beach FL Old RR Station plaque02 vertical clip.jpg
Station NRHP historic marker

Located at 1300 West Hillsboro Boulevard (SR 810), just east of North Military Trail (SR 809), the station was built in 1926 by the Seaboard Air Line Railway. It shares the same Mediterranean Revival design as the Delray Beach Seaboard station and the Homestead Seaboard station. Those design features include arched entryways, arcades, stucco walls and a barrel-tiled roof. [4] The station was placed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 1990. It serves the nearby Boca Raton community .

The historic Seaboard Air Line Railway Station also houses the South Florida Railway Museum, which is open to the public on Wednesdays and Saturdays. [5]

In 2010, the Florida Department of Transportation finished a restoration of the historic station. The $380,000 project included a new roof, interior improvements to the lobby and restrooms, repairs to the exterior walls and installation of new air conditioning units. [4]

Station layout

The station has two side platforms, with parking lots on either side. Buses stop along a bus loop to the west of the southbound platform, while the station house sits adjacent to the northbound platform. A sidewalk grade crossing at the north end of the station provides access between platforms.

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References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. Walton, R. Douglas; Briggs, Margaret S. (16 February 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Seaboard Air Line Railway Station" (pdf). National Park Service. "Accompanying 7 photos, from April 1989" (pdf). National Park Service.
  3. "National Register Information System  Old Seaboard Air Line Railway Station (#90000597)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Deerfield Beach, FL (DFB)". Great American Stations. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  5. "History". www.sfrm.org. South Florida Railway Museum.