Winter Haven station

Winter Haven is a train station in Winter Haven, Florida, served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system of the United States. It 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] Abandoned tracks cross the platform on the south side of the station.

Winter Haven, FL
The Winter Haven station from across 7th Street
Location1800 7th Street SW
Winter Haven, FL 33880
Coordinates28.00394°N 81.73494°W / 28.00394; -81.73494
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
Station codeWTH
History
Opened1925
Rebuilt1947
Passengers
201224,565[1] 6.2%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Sebring
toward Miami
Silver Meteor Kissimmee
toward New York
Silver Star Lakeland
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Kissimmee Sunset Limited
1993-1996
Sebring
toward Miami
Sebring
toward Miami
Floridian
Wildwood
toward Chicago
Palmetto
2002-2004
Lakeland
toward New York
Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station
West Lake Wales
toward Tampa or Miami
Main Line Polk City
toward Richmond

The station provides service 4 times daily on the north- and southbound Silver Star and Silver Meteor lines.[3]

References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2012, State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. December 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  2. Mulligan, M.: "Railroad Depots of Central Florida", page 47-48. Arcadia Publishing, 2008.
  3. "Silver Service/Palmetto Route Guide" (PDF). Amtrak.

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