Dade City Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot

The Dade City Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot is a railroad station and historic site located in Dade City, Florida, United States. The station is located on CSX's S-Line, which runs along the east side of the building. On July 15, 1994, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Dade City, FL
Platform side view of Dade City station
Location14218 U.S. Highway 98
Dade City, Florida
Owned byAmtrak
Line(s)Thruway Motorcoach service to the Silver Meteor and Silver Star
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks3 (2 active)
ConnectionsPasco County Public Transportation
Other information
Station codeDDE
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Tampa
toward Miami
 Palmetto
(2002–2004)
 Wildwood
toward New York
Preceding station Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Following station
Triliby
toward High Springs
 High Springs – Lakeland Vitis
toward Lakeland
Dade City Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot
LocationDade City, Florida
Coordinates28°21′52″N 82°11′4″W
Built1912[1]
Architectural styleMasonry Vernacular
NRHP reference No.94000706[2]
Added to NRHPJuly 15, 1994

Built by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (now CSX), it is located on the U.S. 98/301 Bypass, across the street from East Meridian Avenue (SR 52). On July 15, 1994, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Until 1957 it served as a station on a secondary Trilby to Tampa branch of the ACL's Southland en route to Tampa.[3]

In 1990 Amtrak brought train service back with its Silver Star on a routing along the old Seaboard Coast Line main line through Ocala and Wildwood to Miami.[4] In 1996 service was moved over to the Silver Palm.[5] This service was transferred over to the Palmetto in 2002 and service finally ended on November 1, 2004.[6] Today it is served only by Amtrak's Thruway Motorcoach bus service between Jacksonville and Lakeland.

Preservation

The station was preserved and reopened as a tourist destination with a grand re-opening held on October 23, 2008.[1] Dade City also uses part of the building as a storage annex.[7]

  • Historical marker
  • View from the south side

References
  1. Travis, Helen Anne (October 23, 2008). "Depot takes berth in history". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, FL. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. "Atlantic Coast Line". Official Guide of the Railways. December 1954. Table 30.
  4. Amtrak (April 1, 1990). Timetable. pp. 34–35.
  5. Amtrak (November 10, 1996). Timetable. p. 29.
  6. "Dade City Amtrak station". Trainweb.
  7. Hatrick, Gary S. (December 28, 2012). "With new city hall plan on hold, old one is facing wrecking ball". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, FL. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.


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