West Palm Beach Railway Station
| West Palm Beach | |
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| Platform tracks | 2 |
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| State | Florida |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 26 ° 42 '44 " N , 80 ° 3' 44" W |
| List of train stations in the United States | |
West Palm Beach is a regional and long-distance train station on the railway line from Mangonia Park to Miami Airport . It is located in West Palm Beach in Palm Beach County , Florida . The station opened in 1925.
history
The station was completed in 1925 by the architect Philips Clarke, who was responsible for designing all the stations on the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in Florida. West Palm Beach was built in the style of the Spanish Baroque . 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 West Palm Beach today . From 1989 to 1998, the station was also the northern end of the Tri-Rail regional service from Miami . The connection was then extended to Mangonia Park .
On June 19, 1973, the station was added to the National Register of Historic Places .
Connection
Both the Tri-Rail regional trains and the Amtrak long-distance trains stop in West Palm Beach. In local transport, the station is served by buses from the county ( Palm Tran ). The station is just west of Interstate 95 and north of Florida State Road 704 .
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 Silver Star
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Miami Airport -… - Delray Beach - West Palm Beach - Okeechobee -… - New York City |
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Silver Meteor
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Miami Airport -… - Delray Beach - West Palm Beach - Sebring -… - New York City |
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Miami Airport -… - Lake Worth - West Palm Beach - Mangonia Park |
Palm Tran
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Palm Beach Gardens ↔ Boca Raton via Dixie Highway ( US 1 ) |
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Palm Beach Gardens ↔ Boca Raton via Congress Ave ( SR 807 ) |
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West Palm Beach Cross-town via 45th Street |
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Downtown West Palm Beach ↔ Wellington or Belle Glade via SR 80 and South Congress Ave ( SR 807 ) |
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Downtown West Palm Beach ↔ Palm Beach Inlet |
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Downtown West Palm Beach ↔ The Mall at Wellington Green via Okeechobee Blvd ( US 27 ) |
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West Palm Beach Crosstown (Downtown West Palm Beach ↔ Lake Point Center via Belvedere Road ) |
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Downtown West Palm Beach ↔ Lake Clarke Shores via Parker, Lake and Florida Mango |
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except sundays |
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Downtown West Palm Beach ↔ Executive Center |
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Web links
- West Palm Beach, FL (WPB) - amtrak.com
- West Palm Beach Station - tri-rail.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Roger H. Grunke: Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Passenger Station: Nomination form . In: National Register of Historic Places database . National Park Service , February 5, 1973, accessed May 11, 2016 (PDF 321 kB).
- ↑ Seaboard Coastline Railroad Passenger Station on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 6, 2017.