Winter Park station
Winter Park, FL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 New Winter Park station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 150 West Morse Boulevard Winter Park, Florida United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°35′52″N 81°21′07″W / 28.59772°N 81.35181°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Amtrak, SunRail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |   : 1, 9, 23, 102, 443[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: WPK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Orange (SunRail) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1882 (SFR) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1913, 1962, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2022 | 16,388[2] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY 2023 | 99,108[3]  17.7% (SunRail) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winter Park station (Amtrak: WPK) is a train station in Winter Park, Florida. It is served by SunRail, a commuter rail line serving Greater Orlando, and by Amtrak's Silver Service, a pair of intercity lines which travel between Miami and New York City.
The current station was built in 2014, coinciding with the introduction of SunRail service. Prior stations in the city, dating back to 1882, were constructed by the South Florida Railroad and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
History[edit]
Previous stations[edit]
Rail lines passing through Winter Park were first built by the South Florida Railroad (SFR), which ran between Orlando and Sanford, in 1880. A small depot in Winter Park was built in 1882.[4]
A newer station, consisting of both a passenger station and a freight depot, was built in 1913 by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL), which had acquired the SFR in 1902.
A newer station was built by the ACL in 1962. The station was directly adjacent to Central Park, a municipal green space, and was also one block away from Park Avenue, a street lined with upscale boutiques and restaurants. Passenger service was moved to this station, but the older station remained in active use for freight until 1982, when it was purchased by the city. It is now used as a venue for a weekly farmer's market, weddings, and other special events.[5][6]
Current station[edit]
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.[7][8] 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.[7] Following the grand opening of the new station on March 3, 2014, the historic ACL depot was closed and demolished.[9][10][11][12]
The new station was built to accommodate the introduction of the SunRail commuter rail station, which began service on May 1, 2014. 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, and separate platforms designed for passengers in wheelchairs.
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SunRail locomotive #103 (model MPI MP32PH-Q) at Winter Park station -
Station nameplate -
Stained glass depicting the Winter Park city seal
References[edit]
- ^ "SunRail Connections". Lynx. April 24, 2022. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "SunRail Annual Ridership by Station: Fiscal Year to Date, July 2022 – June 2023" (PDF). SunRail. Florida Department of Transportation.
- ^ "History". City of Winter Park. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "Surviving Florida Railroad Stations". American-Rails.com. Archived from the original on 2011-03-24.
- ^ Camp, M. J. "Orange County, FL". Railroad Station Historical Society. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ a b "Winter Park, FL (WPK)". The Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ Breen, David (2013-02-13). "Winter Park breaks ground on new train station for Amtrak, SunRail". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Company.
- ^ Freeman, Michael W. (2014-02-21). "Winter Park SunRail Station ready for grand opening". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Company.
- ^ Freeman, Michael W. (2014-03-03). "Winter Park celebrates grand opening of SunRail station". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Company.
- ^ Breen, David (2014-03-03). "Winter Park unveils new Amtrak/SunRail station". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Company.
- ^ Freeman, Michael W. (2014-06-09). "Winter Park's aging train station now part of the history books". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Company.
External links[edit]
Media related to Winter Park station (Florida) at Wikimedia Commons