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(Redirected from Kissimmee (Amtrak station)) Passenger train station in Kissimmee, Florida

Kissimmee, FL
Kissimmee station in 2024
General information
Location111 East Dakin Avenue
Kissimmee, Florida
United States
Coordinates28°17′38″N 81°24′15″W / 28.293838°N 81.404271°W / 28.293838; -81.404271
Owned byCSX Transportation
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsLynx Lynx: 10, 18, 26, 55, 56, 57, 108, FastLink 407, FastLink 441
Construction
ParkingYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: KIS
Fare zoneOsceola (SunRail)
History
Opened1883 (SFR)
Rebuilt1910 (ACL), December 11, 1975,
July 30, 2018 (SunRail)
Passengers
FY 202333,123 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Lakelandtoward Miami Floridian Orlandotoward Chicago
Winter Haventoward Miami Silver Meteor Orlandotoward New York
Preceding station SunRail Following station
PoincianaTerminus SunRail Tupperwaretowards DeLand
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Orlandotoward Los Angeles Sunset Limited1993-1996 Winter Haventoward Miami
Lakelandtoward St. Petersburg Floridian Orlandotoward Chicago
Lakelandtoward Miami Silver Star Orlandotoward New York
Preceding station Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Following station
Campbelltoward Tampa Main Line Meadow Woodstoward Richmond
Vinelandtoward Apopka Florida Midland Branch Terminus
Terminus Kissimmee – St. Cloud Peghorntoward St. Cloud
Location

Kissimmee station is a train station in Kissimmee, Florida. It is served by SunRail commuter rail service and two Amtrak intercity routes (Floridian and Silver Meteor). The station opened in 1883, and has served several different railroads. It is the closest Amtrak station to Walt Disney World.

History

Kissimmee station in 2009

Kissimmee station was originally built as a South Florida Railroad depot in 1883, and was also a junction for the St. Cloud and Sugar Belt Railway and the original Florida Midland Railroad, all three of which were eventually acquired by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. It was replaced by an Atlantic Coast Line Depot in 1910, which is the building that remains to this day. The station was restored in 1976, but suffered some damage to the canopy during the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season that was repaired within two years. Sometime prior to 1990, it also contained a separate Railway Express Agency building, that was previously the site of the original South Florida Railroad depot.

Kissimmee was part of Phase 2 expansion of the SunRail commuter rail system, opened on July 30, 2018. To accommodate this new service, the station underwent numerous upgrades, including the addition of a 381 space park and ride garage, a bus drop off area, and the addition of a second track and two raised side platforms northeast of the existing ground level platform.

On November 10, 2024, the Silver Star was merged with the Capitol Limited as the Floridian.

References

  1. "SunRail Connections" (PDF). Lynx. April 24, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  2. "Amtrak Makes Initial Stop in Kissimmee". The Orlando Sentinel. December 12, 1975. p. 12. Retrieved November 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  4. Mulligan, Michael (2008). Railroad Depots of Central Florida. Arcadia Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 9780738553900.
  5. "Kissimmee, FL (KIS)". Great American Stations. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  6. Spear, Kevin (July 30, 2018). "First SunRail trains from Osceola County please commuters". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  7. "Kissimmee Amtrak Station Proposal". SunRail. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009.
  8. "Amtrak Launching the Floridian, with Daily Service Between Chicago and Miami" (Press release). Amtrak. September 23, 2024. Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

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Media related to Kissimmee (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

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