Crestview station is a former train station in

Crestview, Florida Crestview is a city in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. The population was 27,134 at the 2020 census, up from 20,978 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Okaloosa County. With an elevation of above sea level, it is one of the h ...

. The station was built in 1993 when the ''

Sunset Limited The ''Sunset Limited'' is an Amtrak passenger train that for most of its history has operated between New Orleans and Los Angeles, over the nation's second transcontinental route. However, up until Hurricane Katrina in 2005, it operated betwe ...

'' was extended east to Miami. Service to the station has been suspended since

Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina was a destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused over 1,800 fatalities and $125 billion in damage in late August 2005, especially in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. It was at the time the cost ...

struck the Gulf Coast in 2005.

Notable places

Britton Hill Britton Hill is the highest natural point in the state of Florida, United States, with a summit elevation of above mean sea level. Britton Hill is the lowest state highpoint in the United States,

, highest point in Florida.

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Former Amtrak stations in Florida Transportation buildings and structures in Okaloosa County, Florida Railway stations in the United States opened in 1993 Railway stations closed in 2005 1993 establishments in Florida 2005 disestablishments in Florida Railway stations in the United States closed in the 2000s {{Florida-railstation-stub