Jump to content

West Palm Beach station

Coordinates: 26°42′44.32″N 80°03′44.27″W / 26.7123111°N 80.0622972°W / 26.7123111; -80.0622972
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is about the Tri-Rail and Amtrak station. For the Brightline station, see West Palm Beach station (Brightline).
West Palm Beach, FL
West Palm Beach station in 2011
General information
Location201 South Tamarind Avenue
West Palm Beach, Florida
United States
Coordinates26°42′44.32″N 80°03′44.27″W / 26.7123111°N 80.0622972°W / 26.7123111; -80.0622972
Owned byCity of West Palm Beach
Line(s)South Florida Rail Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Greyhound Lines
Bus transport Palm Tran: 1, 2, 31, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 49
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: WPB
IATA codeZWP
Fare zone1 (Tri-Rail)
History
Opened1925
Rebuilt1991
Passengers
FY 202344,807[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Delray Beach
toward Miami
 Floridian Okeechobee
toward Chicago
Silver Meteor Sebring
toward New York
Preceding station Tri-Rail Following station
Lake Worth Beach
toward Miami Airport
 Tri-Rail Mangonia Park
Terminus
Boca Raton
toward MiamiCentral
 Express
Weekday service
 Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Okeechobee
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Limited
1993–1996
 Delray Beach
toward Miami
Delray Beach
toward Miami
 Palmetto
2002–2004
 Okeechobee
toward New York
Silver Star
until 2024
Delray Beach
toward Miami
 Floridian
1971–1979
 Sebring
toward Chicago
Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station
Palm Beach
toward Miami
 Main Line Indiantown
toward Richmond
Future services
Preceding station Tri-Rail Following station
Lake Worth Beach
toward Downtown Miami
 Red Line
(proposed)
 Mangonia Park
Terminus
Seaboard Coastline Railroad Passenger Station
Map
Built1925[3]
ArchitectL. Philips Clarke, Harvey and Clarke
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival[2]
NRHP reference No.73000600[2]
Added to NRHPJune 19, 1973

West Palm Beach station is a train station in West Palm Beach, Florida. It is served by Amtrak passenger rail and Tri-Rail commuter rail service. It is located at 203–209 South Tamarind Avenue, south of First Street/Banyan Boulevard. The former Seaboard Air Line Railway station building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Seaboard Coastline Railroad Passenger Station.

History

[edit]
The station under operation by the Seaboard Airline Railway

The station officially opened to passengers in January 1925 as a Seaboard Air Line Railway depot. The building was designed by the Palm Beach architectural firm of Harvey & Clarke.[4] Among other Seaboard trains, the station was served by the Orange Blossom Special until 1953, and the Silver Meteor beginning in 1939. Amtrak maintained Silver Meteor service to the station when it took over intercity passenger train service in 1971. The station was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 19, 1973. Tri-Rail service to the station began in 1989.

The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners[5] to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.[6] Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.

In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.[6]

On November 10, 2024, the Silver Star was merged with the Capitol Limited as the Floridian.[7]

Station layout

[edit]

The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historical Places – Florida (FL), Palm Beach County". National Park Service. March 30, 2007. Archived from the original on February 14, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Florida Historical Markers Programs – Marker: Palm Beach". Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  4. ^ Picciochi, Sandie (November 9, 1988). "Roaring '20s Bash Will Raise Funds For Historic Rail Station". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale. p. 15.
  5. ^ "Seaboard Railway Station". Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "West Palm Beach, FL (WPB)". Great American Stations. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  7. ^ "Amtrak Launching the Floridian, with Daily Service Between Chicago and Miami" (Press release). Amtrak. September 23, 2024. Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
[edit]

Media related to West Palm Beach train station at Wikimedia Commons

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West_Palm_Beach_station&oldid=1257577459"