Fort Lauderdale (Tri-Rail station)
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Fort Lauderdale
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Amtrak station SFRTA – Tri-Rail |
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Northwest view of historic former Seaboard Air Line Railway (now Amtrak) station
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| Location | 200 SW 21st Terrace Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
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| Coordinates | 26°7′10.09″N 80°10′11.54″W / 26.1194694°N 80.1698722°WCoordinates: 26°7′10.09″N 80°10′11.54″W / 26.1194694°N 80.1698722°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Florida Department of Transportation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Amtrak: SFRTA: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |
 Broward County Transit (BCT) Metrobus
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes; Bicycle racks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | FTL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2013) | 53,955  5.2% (Amtrak) |
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Fort Lauderdale station is a train station in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is served by Tri-Rail and Amtrak. The station is located on Southwest 21st Terrace, just south of West Broward Boulevard.
The original station, which is used by Amtrak, is a former Seaboard Air Line Railway depot built in 1927. Designed in the prevalent Mediterranean Revival style by Gustav Maass of the West Palm Beach architectural firm Harvey & Clarke, it is virtually identical to the Hollywood Seaboard station to the south. The station took the place of a temporary structure that had been hastily erected at the end of 1926 to greet the January 1927 arrival of the first Seaboard passenger train in South Florida, the Orange Blossom Special.
The station was served by the Orange Blossom Special until 1953 and, among other Seaboard trains, the Silver Meteor beginning in 1939. Amtrak maintained Silver Meteor service to the station when it took over intercity passenger train service in 1971. Both the Silver Meteor and Amtrak's Silver Star continue to use the station.
On January 9, 1989, the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority began Tri-Rail service to the station, building additional facilities and a pedestrian overpass just north of the original station. A park and ride lot is available, and is directly accessible via a proprietary exit from Interstate 95 north.
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