Deerfield Beach station

Deerfield Beach station is a train station in Deerfield Beach, Florida. It is served by Amtrak intercity rail and Tri-Rail commuter rail trains. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Old Deerfield Beach Seaboard Air Line Railway Station.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms, with parking lots on either side. Buses stop along a bus loop to the west of the southbound platform, while the station house sits adjacent to the northbound platform. A sidewalk grade crossing at the north end of the station provides access between platforms.

History

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The station in February 1974

Located at 1300 West Hillsboro Boulevard (SR 810), just east of North Military Trail (SR 809), the station was built in 1926 by the Seaboard Air Line Railway. It shares the same Mediterranean Revival design as the Delray Beach Seaboard station and the Homestead Seaboard station. Those design features include arched entryways, arcades, stucco walls and a barrel-tiled roof.<ref name="Great American Stations" /> The station was placed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 1990. It serves the nearby Boca Raton community .

The historic Seaboard Air Line Railway Station also houses the South Florida Railway Museum.<ref name=sfrn>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2010, the Florida Department of Transportation finished a restoration of the historic station. The $380,000 project included a new roof, interior improvements to the lobby and restrooms, repairs to the exterior walls and installation of new air conditioning units.<ref name="Great American Stations">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On November 10, 2024, the Silver Star was merged with the Template:Lnl as the Floridian.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> Template:Clear left

External links

• Deerfield Beach Station South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
• South Florida Railway Museum