Sebring station (also known as the Old Sebring Seaboard Air Line Depot and the Seaboard Air Line Passenger Station) is a train station in

Sebring, Florida Sebring ( ) is a city in the south-central Florida and is the county seat of Highlands County, Florida, United States, nicknamed "The City on the Circle", in reference to Circle Drive, the center of the Sebring Downtown Historic District. As of t ...

, United States. It is currently served by

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, the national railroad passenger system. Located on East Center Avenue, the station was constructed in 1924 by the

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. Approaching the transfer of passenger services to Amtrak, the station was used by the

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for the ''

Silver Meteor The ''Silver Meteor'' is a passenger train operated by Amtrak between New York City and Miami, Florida. Introduced in 1939 as the first diesel-powered streamliner between New York and Florida, it was the flagship train of the Seaboard Air Line ...

,'' ''

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'' and the ''Palmland''. The latter train ended in 1971, while the ''Silver Meteor'' and ''Silver Star'' remain operated by Amtrak to the present.Passenger trains on the eve of Amtrak, 'Seaboard Coast Line' https://csanders429.wordpress.com/passenger-trains-on-the-eve-of-amtrak/seaboard-coast-line/ Amtrak trains formerly using the station included the '' Floridian,'' '' Palmetto,'' ''

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'' and the short-lived intrastate Tampa-Miami '' Silver Palm'' service. On March 16, 1990, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

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Sebring Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -TrainWeb)
Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida Amtrak stations in Florida Buildings and structures in Sebring, Florida Seaboard Air Line Railroad stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1924 Transportation buildings and structures in Highlands County, Florida Vernacular architecture in Florida National Register of Historic Places in Highlands County, Florida 1924 establishments in Florida {{Florida-railstation-stub