Winter Park station is a train station in

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. It is served by

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, the commuter rail system of

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, and

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, the national passenger rail system of the United States. The current station was built in 2014, replacing earlier stations going back to 1882.

History

The original Winter Park depot was built in 1882 by the

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ten years after it built a line from Sanford to Orlando. A newer passenger station was built in 1913 by the

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was a United States Class I railroad formed in 1900, though predecessor railroads had used the ACL brand since 1871. In 1967 it merged with long-time rival Seaboard Air Line Railroad to form the Seaboard Coast L ...

(ACL) and included a freight depot, which is located to the south of the current station. The freight depot was in use by the railroad until 1982 when it was purchased by the city. It is now used as a farmer's market and as a venue for weddings and other special events. A newer modern station was built by the ACL in 1962 directly adjacent to a large city park known as Central Park. It was located one block away from Park Avenue, a street that is lined with upscale boutiques and restaurants. File:WinterPkSta-NoTrains.jpg, The previous 1962 station File:MP32PH-Q 108 Winter Park Station 26.10.2016.jpg, Locomotive

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in Winter Park station File:Winter Park Station IMG 1462.jpg, New Winter Park station File:SunRail train leaving Winter Park Station.JPG, A southbound

train departs the new Winter Park station on its way to Florida Hospital. File:Winter Park Station IMG 1467.jpg, Stained glass the Winter Park station On February 14, 2013, Pillar Construction Group of Clermont, FL began work on a new $1.2 million station building, which replaced the 1962 era depot. The new station, which was designed in the Craftsman-style to better blend with the city's architecture, includes an improved lobby, artwork and larger restrooms. The new depot was primarily funded through a $950,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Bus & Bus Facilities program, which was matched with more than $237,000 in local funding from the city. Following the grand opening of the new station on March 3, 2014, the historic ACL depot was closed and demolished. In addition to Amtrak, Winter Park station serves as a stop on the

commuter rail system. Operations began on May 1, 2014.Winter Park/Park Avenue Station (SunRail)
/ref> Unlike most SunRail stations, which feature canopies consisting of white aluminum poles supporting sloped green roofs, Winter Park's canopies have traditional white gabled roofs. It also includes ticket vending machines, ticket validators, emergency call boxes, drinking fountains, separate platforms designed for passengers in wheelchairs.

SunRail ridership

On average, the SunRail station at Winter Park sees an average of 779 daily boardings.

Connections

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References

External links

Winter Park – SunRail
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