Madison, FL | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 1000 South Range Street Madison, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°27′33″N83°24′49″W / 30.459273°N 83.413546°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Closed | ||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | MDO | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | March 31, 1993 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | August 28, 2005 (service suspended) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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