Deerfield Beach station

Deerfield Beach, FL
Deerfield Beach station in March 2008
General information
Location	1300 West Hillsboro Boulevard Deerfield Beach, Florida United States
Coordinates	26°19′01″N 80°7′20″W
Owned by	State of Florida
Line(s)	South Florida Rail Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Broward County Transit: 48 SFRTA Shuttle: DB 1, DB 2, Deerfield Beach Express I
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: DFB
Fare zone	3 (Tri-Rail)
History
Opened	1926
Rebuilt	1990, 2010
Passengers
FY 2023	19,026[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Fort Lauderdale toward Miami Floridian Delray Beach toward Chicago Silver Meteor Delray Beach toward New York Preceding station Tri-Rail Following station Pompano Beach toward Miami Airport Tri-Rail Boca Raton toward Mangonia Park
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Delray Beach toward Los Angeles Sunset Limited 1993–1996 Fort Lauderdale toward Miami Fort Lauderdale toward Miami Palmetto 2002–2004 Delray Beach toward New York Silver Star until 2024 Floridian 1971–1979 Delray Beach toward Chicago Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station Pompano Beach toward Miami Main Line Delray Beach toward Richmond
Future services Preceding station Tri-Rail Following station Pompano Beach toward Downtown Miami Red Line (proposed) Boca Raton toward Mangonia Park
Old Seaboard Air Line Railway Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Deerfield Beach, Florida
Architect	Gustav Maass[3]
Architectural style	Mediterranean Revival
NRHP reference No.	90000597[2]
Added to NRHP	5 April 1990

Deerfield Beach station is a train station in Deerfield Beach, Florida. It is served by Amtrak intercity rail and Tri-Rail commuter rail trains. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Old Deerfield Beach Seaboard Air Line Railway Station.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms, with parking lots on either side. Buses stop along a bus loop to the west of the southbound platform, while the station house sits adjacent to the northbound platform. A sidewalk grade crossing at the north end of the station provides access between platforms.

History

The station in February 1974

Located at 1300 West Hillsboro Boulevard (SR 810), just east of North Military Trail (SR 809), the station was built in 1926 by the Seaboard Air Line Railway. It shares the same Mediterranean Revival design as the Delray Beach Seaboard station and the Homestead Seaboard station. Those design features include arched entryways, arcades, stucco walls and a barrel-tiled roof.[4] The station was placed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 1990. It serves the nearby Boca Raton community .

The historic Seaboard Air Line Railway Station also houses the South Florida Railway Museum.[5]

In 2010, the Florida Department of Transportation finished a restoration of the historic station. The $380,000 project included a new roof, interior improvements to the lobby and restrooms, repairs to the exterior walls and installation of new air conditioning units.[4] On November 10, 2024, the Silver Star was merged with the Capitol Limited as the Floridian.[6]

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
2. "National Register Information System – Old Seaboard Air Line Railway Station (#90000597)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
3. Walton, R. Douglas; Briggs, Margaret S. (16 February 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Seaboard Air Line Railway Station" (pdf). National Park Service."Accompanying 7 photos, from April 1989" (pdf). National Park Service.
4. "Deerfield Beach, FL (DFB)". Great American Stations. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
5. "History". www.sfrm.org. South Florida Railway Museum. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
6. "Amtrak Launching the Floridian, with Daily Service Between Chicago and Miami" (Press release). Amtrak. September 23, 2024. Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

External links

Media related to Deerfield Beach station at Wikimedia Commons

• Deerfield Beach, FL – Amtrak
• Deerfield Beach, FL – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Deerfield Beach Station South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
• South Florida Railway Museum