- Delray Beach (Tri-Rail station)
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Delray Beach
Amtrak station
SFRTA – Tri-Rail
Northbound Tri-Rail arriving at the stationStation statistics Address 345 South Congress Avenue
Delray Beach, FloridaCoordinates 26°27′15″N 80°05′27″W / 26.454215°N 80.090934°WCoordinates: 26°27′15″N 80°05′27″W / 26.454215°N 80.090934°W Lines Amtrak: Silver StarSFRTA:Connections 
Palm TranPlatforms 2 side platforms Tracks 2 Parking Yes Other information Opened August 26, 1991 Rebuilt 2004–2006 Accessible 
Code DLB Owned by Florida Department of Transportation Fare zone 2 Traffic Passengers (2010) 11,626[1] 
14%Services Preceding station Amtrak Following station toward MiamiSilver Star toward New York CitySilver Meteor SFRTA toward Miami CentralTri-Rail toward Mangonia ParkDelray Beach Station is a train station in Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, which is served by Tri-Rail and Amtrak. It is located on South Congress Avenue (SR 807), south of West Atlantic Avenue (SR 806) and east of State Road 9.
The station officially opened in 1991 after legal squabbles and poor access led Tri-Rail to abandon the historic former Seaboard Air Line Railway depot located a few blocks north. Amtrak, which had also been using the old Seaboard depot, moved to the station in 1995.[2] Its Silver Meteor and Silver Star stop at the station, which was remodeled between 2004 and 2006 to accommodate a second track.
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Transit connections
Palm Tran
Route # Route Name Schedule &
mapNote 2 Town Center Mall ↔ VA Medical Center via Congress Ave #2 70 Town Center Mall ↔ Lantana and Lake Worth via Seacrest Blvd #70 81 Delray Beach Crosstown (Federal Highway via Atlantic Avenue, Jog Blvd, and Oriole Blvd) #81 References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/FLORIDA10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-1-6.
- ^ Becker, Lara (Dec. 11, 1996). "New Life Envisioned For Railway Depot". Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-12-11/news/9612110070_1_depot-train-station-railway. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
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Categories:- Southern United States railway station stubs
- Tri-Rail in Palm Beach County
- Amtrak stations in Florida
- Railway stations opened in 1991
- Delray Beach, Florida
- Tri-Rail stations
- Buildings and structures in Palm Beach County, Florida
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