West Palm Beach station Facts for Kids

This page is about the Tri-Rail and Amtrak station. For the Brightline station, see West Palm Beach station (Brightline).

Quick facts for kids

West Palm Beach, FL

Amtrak station
SFRTA Tri-Rail commuter rail station

West Palm Beach station

Location

201 South Tamarind Avenue
West Palm Beach, Florida

Owned by

City of West Palm Beach

Line(s)

South Florida Rail Corridor

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Connections

Greyhound

Palm Tran: 1, 2, 31, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 49

Construction

Parking

Yes

Bicycle facilities

Yes

Disabled access

Yes

Other information

Station code

WPB

Fare zone

History

Opened

1925

Rebuilt

1991

Traffic

Passengers (2014)

62,990 (Amtrak)

Services

Preceding station	Amtrak		Following station
Delray Beach toward Miami		Silver Star	Okeechobee toward New York
Delray Beach toward Miami		Silver Meteor	Sebring toward New York
Preceding station	Tri-Rail		Following station
Lake Worth toward Miami Airport		Tri-Rail	Mangonia Park Terminus

Former services

Preceding station	Amtrak		Following station
Okeechobee toward Los Angeles		Sunset Limited 1993-1996	Delray Beach toward Miami
Delray Beach toward Miami		Palmetto 2002-2004	Okeechobee toward New York
Delray Beach toward Miami		Floridian	Sebring toward Chicago
Preceding station	Seaboard Air Line Railroad		Following station
Palm Beach toward Tampa or Miami		Main Line	Indiantown toward Richmond

Seaboard Coastline Railroad Passenger Station

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location in Florida

Location in the United States

Location

West Palm Beach, Florida

Built

1925

Architect

L. Philips Clarke, Harvey and Clarke

Architectural style

Mission/Spanish Revival

NRHP reference No.

73000600

Added to NRHP

June 19, 1973

West Palm Beach station is a train station in West Palm Beach, Florida. It is served by Amtrak passenger rail and Tri-Rail commuter rail service. It is located at 203–209 South Tamarind Avenue, south of First Street/Banyan Boulevard.

History
Station layout
Gallery
See also

History

The station under operation by the Seaboard Airline Railway

The station officially opened to passengers in January 1925 as a Seaboard Air Line Railway depot. The building was designed by the Palm Beach architectural firm of Harvey & Clarke. Among other Seaboard trains, the station was served by the Orange Blossom Special until 1953, and 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. The station was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 19, 1973. Tri-Rail service to the station began in 1989.

The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.

In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.

Since the 1997 closure of the Palm Beach Airport station closer to Palm Beach International Airport, Tri-Rail passengers access the airport via taxi and PalmTran's fixed bus route 44.

Station layout

A northbound Tri-Rail train departing the station

The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.

M	Mezzanine	Crossover between platforms
P Platform level
	Side platform
	Track 1	← Tri-Rail toward Miami Airport (Lake Worth) ← Silver Service toward Miami (Delray Beach)
	Track 2	← Tri-Rail toward Mangonia Park (Terminus) → ← Silver Service toward New York (Okeechobee or Sebring) →
	Side platform
	Street level	Entrance/exit, station house, buses, parking