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Deerfield Beach station

Coordinates: 26°19′01″N 80°7′20″W / 26.31694°N 80.12222°W / 26.31694; -80.12222
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Deerfield Beach, FL
General information
Location1300 West Hillsboro Boulevard
Deerfield Beach, Florida
United States
Coordinates26°19′01″N 80°7′20″W / 26.31694°N 80.12222°W / 26.31694; -80.12222
Owned byState of Florida
Line(s)South Florida Rail Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operatorsAmtrak, Tri-Rail
ConnectionsBus transport Broward County Transit: 48
Bus transport SFRTA Shuttle: DB 1, DB 2, Deerfield Beach Express I
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: DFB
Fare zone3 (Tri-Rail)
History
Opened1926
Rebuilt1990, 2010
Passengers
FY 202319,026[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 Tri-Rail Boca Raton
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Delray Beach Sunset Limited
1993-1996
Fort Lauderdale
toward Miami
Fort Lauderdale
toward Miami
Palmetto
2002-2004
Delray Beach
toward New York
Silver Star
Floridian 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 Red Line
(proposed)
Boca Raton
Old Seaboard Air Line Railway Station
Map
LocationDeerfield Beach, Florida
ArchitectGustav Maass[3]
Architectural styleMediterranean Revival
NRHP reference No.90000597[2]
Added to NRHP5 April 1990

Deerfield Beach station, also known as the Old Deerfield Beach Seaboard Air Line Railway Station, is a train station in Deerfield Beach, Florida. It is served by Amtrak intercity rail and Tri-Rail commuter rail trains.

Station NRHP historic marker

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, which is open to the public on Wednesdays and Saturdays.[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]

Station layout

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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.

References

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  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. ^ a b "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.
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