Jacksonville station
Jacksonville station is an Amtrak train station in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It serves the Silver Meteor and Silver Star trains as well as the Thruway Motorcoach to Lakeland. The station lies next door to a freight facility with its own platform and is also just east of Norfolk Southern's Simpson Yard.
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Location | 3570 Clifford Lane Jacksonville, Florida 32209 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 30.3661°N 81.72339°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Amtrak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform, 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | JAX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2017 | 70,539[1] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
Amtrak's Northside facility has been in operation since 1974, when it replaced the downtown Union Station, now the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center.[2]
Other services once used this station, the Champion, Floridian, Florida Special, Palmetto, Silver Palm, Sunset Limited and Vacationer. In 2004 the Palmetto's route was shortened to end in Savannah, Georgia and in 2005 the Sunset Limited was shortened to end at the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
References
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- Lost Jacksonville: Union Terminal
External links
Media related to Jacksonville (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Jacksonville, FL – Amtrak
- Jacksonville Amtrak Station, with Former Jacksonville Union Terminal (USA Rail Guide - TrainWeb)
- Jacksonville (JAX)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)