Boca Raton station (Tri-Rail)
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Boca Raton station is a Tri-Rail commuter rail station in Boca Raton, Florida. The station is located at Yamato Road (SR 794), just east of Congress Avenue (SR 807) and west of I-95. The station has two side platforms, with a parking lot and bus loop west of the southbound platform. An overpass provides access to the northbound platform and the El Rio Trail, which provides direct pedestrian access to Yamato Road.
History
Tri-Rail commuter service began on January 9, 1989, with Boca Raton as one of the intermediate stops.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It was located at NW 53rd Street, slightly north of Yamato Road.<ref name=oct21 />
n the mid-1990s, the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority began a project to double track the Tri-Rail corridor. The agency awarded a $231 million contract for the Palm Beach County segment in August 2001.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Several stations were modified in 2003–2005 with a second platform and a footbridge. Those at Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth, Mangonia Park, and West Palm Beach were all built to the same design.<ref name=rebuild>Template:Multiref2</ref> The rebuilt Boca Raton station was located south of Yamato Road, about Template:Convert from the previous station. The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority purchased the Template:Convert site for $2.7 million in August 2003.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> It was planned to open on October 22, 2005, but ultimately opened on November 4 after a 13-day suspension of Tr-Rail service due to Hurricane Wilma.<ref name=oct21>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
By 2014, Boca Raton was the busiest station in the system with 1,600 daily riders.<ref name="embrace">Template:Cite news</ref> A second Boca Raton Tri-Rail station at Glades Road was proposed in the 2010s, but it was cancelled in 2019 when plans for an adjacent development fell through.<ref name="newTriRail">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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