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Maitland station

Maitland Station
SunRail commuter rail Station
Location 801 North Orlando Avenue
Maitland, FL 32751
Coordinates 28°38′05″N 81°21′44″W / 28.634757°N 81.362209°W / 28.634757; -81.362209Coordinates: 28°38′05″N 81°21′44″W / 28.634757°N 81.362209°W / 28.634757; -81.362209
Owned by Florida Department of Transportation
Line(s) SunRail:
  SunRail
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Local Transit Lynx: #102, NeighborLink #652
Construction
Structure type At-Grade
Parking 125 Spaces
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone Orange
History
Opened May 1, 2014
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 151 daily
Services
Preceding station   SunRail logo.png SunRail   Following station
SunRail
toward DeBary
  Future services  
toward Poinciana
SunRail
Phase 2 (2017)
toward DeLand

Maitland station is a train station in Maitland, Florida, served by SunRail, the commuter rail service of Central Florida. The station opened May 1, 2014, and marks the return of passenger rail service in Maitland since the days of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. It is the northernmost SunRail station in Orange County, Florida.

Maitland is typical of most SunRail stations featuring canopies consisting of white aluminum poles supporting sloped green roofs and includes ticket vending machines, ticket validators, emergency call boxes, drinking fountains, and separate platforms designed for passengers in wheelchairs. The station is located along the former CSX A-Line (originally constructed by the South Florida Railroad) along the west side of US 17/92 just south of the SR 414 interchange. A transit-oriented development called Maitland Station, which will feature a five-story, 293-unit luxury apartment community, is currently being constructed adjacent to the station.

Because the station currently averages the lowest ridership on the entire SunRail system with only 200 passengers a day, the City of Maitland constructed a pedestrian boardwalk that connects the station to the Greenwood Gardens neighborhood, which is located directly behind the station, in an effort to help boost ridership. Additionally, the city plans for the construction of a parking garage to be built at the station. Despite the current low ridership numbers in and out of the station, city officials believe there will be a need for the garage in the future. Plans call for the garage to be built sometime during the 2019 fiscal year. The city is not looking to pay for the construction of the garage, but rather, fund it using federal or state grant money.


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