The Winter Park Amtrak station is a train station in Winter Park

Winter Park, Florida

Winter Park is a suburban city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 24,090 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 28,083. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 served by Amtrak

Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...

, the national railroad passenger system. The station was originally built in 1890 as a South Florida Railroad

South Florida Railroad

The South Florida Railroad was a railroad from Orlando to Tampa, Florida, becoming part of the Plant System in 1893 and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1902.-History:...

 depot, ten years after South Florida Railroad built a line from Sanford to Orlando. It was later replaced in 1913 by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was an American railroad that existed between 1900 and 1967, when it merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, its long-time rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad...

, and included a freight depot which was located on the south side of the station until 1982, which is now used as a farmer's market. The current station was originally built by ACL in 1962, is adjacent to a city park, and is one block away from Park Avenue, a street with upscale shopping and many restaurants. The nearest hotels are the Best Western at 110 South Orlando Avenue and the Park Plaza which is a block and a half from the station on Park Avenue. Nearest rental car outlet is Enterprise at 511 West Fairbanks Avenue (Rt. 426

Florida State Road 426

State Road 426 is a major road in Orange and Seminole counties, entirely north of Orlando. Its length is closely similar to SR 438. From Orlando, it is a direct route to Mims and Scottsmoor, the census-designated places of Brevard County, via SR 46....

).

Winter Park station is planned to be a stop on the planned SunRail

SunRail

SunRail is a planned commuter rail system in the greater Orlando, Florida area, linking Poinciana to DeLand through Downtown Orlando...

commuter rail system by 2013. The Station will be renamed "Winter Park/Park Avenue station".

External links

• Winter Park Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)
• Winter Park SunRail Station Concept
• Winter Park SunRail Station Plan