Winter Haven station

Winter Haven, FL
Winter Haven station in February 2009
General information
Location1800 7th Street SW
Winter Haven, Florida
United States
Coordinates28°00′14″N 81°44′06″W / 28.00394°N 81.73494°W / 28.00394; -81.73494
Line(s)Auburndale Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: WTH
History
Opened1925
Rebuilt1947
Passengers
FY 202320,735[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Sebring
toward Miami
 Floridian Lakeland
toward Chicago
Silver Meteor Kissimmee
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Kissimmee
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Limited
1993–1996
 Sebring
toward Miami
Sebring
toward Miami
 Floridian
 Wildwood
toward Chicago
Palmetto
2002–2004
 Lakeland
toward New York
Silver Star
Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station
West Lake Wales
toward Miami
 Main Line Polk City
toward Richmond
Location
Map

Winter Haven station is an Amtrak train station in Winter Haven, Florida. It is served by the Floridian and Silver Meteor.

History

The station was originally built in 1925 by the Seaboard Air Line Railway and was rebuilt in 1947. It included a freight depot which was located on the south side of the station until 1982, and was torn down after Seaboard Coast Line Railroad merged with Louisville and Nashville Railroad the next year.[2] Today, after a series of mergers,[3] the station track is owned by CSX Transportation.[4] Tracks that cross the platform on the south side of the station serve as an interchange point between CSX Transportation and the Florida Midland Railroad Gordonville Subdivision.[5] 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. ^ Mulligan, Michael (2008). Railroad Depots of Central Florida. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 47–48. ISBN 9780738553900.
  3. ^ "CSX merger family tree | Trains Magazine". Trains. 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  4. ^ "CSX.com - CSX System Map". www.csx.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  5. ^ "Florida Midland Railroad". Regional Rail LLC. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  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.

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