Fort Lauderdale train station
| Fort Lauderdale | |
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 Station building
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| Data | |
| Location in the network | Intermediate station |
| Platform tracks | 2 |
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| City / municipality | Fort Lauderdale |
| State | Florida |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 26 ° 7 '10 " N , 80 ° 10' 12" W |
| List of train stations in the United States | |
Fort Lauderdale is a regional and long-distance train station on the railway line from Mangonia Park to Miami Airport . It is located in Fort Lauderdale in Broward County , Florida .
history
The station was originally built in 1927 by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad according to plans by the architect Gustav Maass in a Mediterranean style. At the time of racial segregation , the station building had an additional waiting room for the colored population, which is now used for other purposes. The station is visually identical to Hollywood station further south.
The station was served by the luxury passenger train Orange Blossom Special until 1953 . The Silver Meteor , which was taken over by Amtrak in 1971 , has served the station since 1939. In addition to the Silver Meteor , the Silver Star also stops in Fort Lauderdale today . Since 1989, the station is also on the regional trains of the Tri-Rail approached.
Connection
Both the Tri-Rail regional trains and the Amtrak long-distance trains stop in Fort Lauderdale. The station is served by buses from Broward County Transit and Miami-Dade Transit ( Metrobus ). The station is just west of Interstate 95 and south of Florida State Road 842 .
- rail
| line | Walkway |
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 Silver Star
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Miami Airport - Hollywood - Fort Lauderdale - Deerfield Beach - ... - New York City |
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Silver Meteor
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Miami Airport - Hollywood - Fort Lauderdale - Deerfield Beach - ... - New York City |
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Miami Airport - ... - Ft Laud-Hlwd Int'l Airport - Fort Lauderdale - Cypress Creek - ... - Mangonia Park |
- Broward County Transit
| number | course | map | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22nd | Central Terminal ↔ Sawgrass Mills Mall or West Regional Terminal via Broward Boulevard ( SR 824 ) | Map (PDF; 439 kB) | |
| 595 Express Fort Lauderdale | Sunrise / BankAtlantic Center ↔ Downtown Fort Lauderdale via I-595 | Map (PDF; 657 kB) | only on working days during rush hour |
- Metrobus
| number | course | map | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | 95 Dade / Broward Express (Downtown Miami ↔ Downtown Fort Lauderdale via Broward Blvd and I-95 ) | map | only on working days during rush hour |
Web links
- Fort Lauderdale, FL (FTL) - amtrak.com
- Fort Lauderdale Station - tri-rail.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Draft Resolution Supporting Historic Designation of Hollywood Seaboard Air Line Railway Station . In: Staff Summary Request . City of Hollywood. April 24, 2004. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved on May 9, 2011.