Delray Beach Seaboard Air Line Railway Station facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Delray Beach, FL
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The Seaboard Air Line Railway Station in Delray Beach, Florida, is now used for public safety training by the City of Delray Beach.
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| Location | Depot Avenue, Delray Beach, Florida USA |
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| Closed | April 2, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Delray Beach Seaboard Air Line Railway Station
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West view of the old station
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 Location in Florida
Location in the United States
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| Location | Delray Beach, Florida,  United States |
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| Built | 1927 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Gustav Maass | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Mediterranean Revival | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 86002172 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | September 4, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||
The Delray Beach Seaboard Air Line Railway Station is a historic train depot in Delray Beach, Florida, United States. It is also known as the Delray Beach Railroad Station. This old station is located at 1525 West Atlantic Avenue.
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About the Station Building
The Delray Beach train station was built in 1927. It was designed by Gustav Maass. He was an architect from the firm Harvey & Clarke in West Palm Beach.
Design and Features
The station looks very similar to the Homestead Seaboard Air Line Railway Station further south. The main difference is that the Delray Beach station uses plain stucco. The Homestead station has fancy Corinthian arches.
The northern part of the station used to be a freight room. This part has been changed and made bigger since it was first built. The station also looked just like the old Seaboard depot in Boynton Beach. Sadly, the Boynton Beach station was taken down in 2006.
Train Services Over Time
This station has seen different train services over the years.
Early Passenger Service
Amtrak is a national passenger rail company. They continued to offer passenger service at this station. This started in 1971. Amtrak took over the Silver Meteor and Silver Star routes from the Seaboard Air Line Railway.
Tri-Rail and Station Changes
Tri-Rail is a commuter train service. It started serving the station in 1989. However, Tri-Rail moved to a new Delray Beach station in 1991. This new station was only a few blocks south. They moved because of disagreements with the station's owner and difficult access.
Passenger service at the original station completely stopped in 1995. This happened when Amtrak also started using the newer Tri-Rail station for its Delray Beach stop.
Historic Recognition and Recent Events
The Delray Beach Seaboard Air Line Railway Station is an important historical building.
National Register of Historic Places
The station was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on September 4, 1986. This means it is recognized as a place important to history.
Recent Damage
On February 25, 2020, the station was largely destroyed by a big fire. It is not yet known if the city of Delray Beach will continue with plans to fix it up.
Gallery
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Southwest view
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North view
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East view
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The station depot after the fire of February 25, 2020
