Altamonte Springs station

Altamonte Springs station is a train station in Altamonte Springs, Florida, serving SunRail, the commuter rail service of Central Florida. The station opened May 1, 2014,[3] and marks the return of passenger rail service in Altamonte Springs since the days of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.[4] It is the southernmost SunRail station in Seminole County, Florida.

Altamonte Springs Station SunRail commuter rail station
Location2741 South Ronald Reagan Boulevard
Altamonte Springs, Florida
Coordinates28°39′50″N 81°21′24″W
Owned byFlorida Department of Transportation
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections : #436N[1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking326 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneSeminole
History
OpenedMay 1, 2014
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)56,033 (annual)[2]  8.7%
Services
Preceding station Florida DOT Following station
Maitland
towards Poinciana
 SunRail Longwood
towards DeBary

Altamonte Springs 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) on the northeast corner of County Road 427 and State Road 436. The east side of the station is flanked by a local road named "Station Street", evidently named for the former ACL station, and the parking lot contains entrances both at CR 427 and at Leonard Street. A transit-oriented development called City Park at Merritt Street, which will feature a three-story, 102-unit affordable housing community consisting of townhomes atop flats, is currently planned to be constructed adjacent to the station.[5]

References
  1. "SunRail Connections". Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. "SUNRAILANNUAL RIDERSHIP BY STATIONFY 2018" (PDF). SunRail. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  3. "Opening-day rush: Riders pack SunRail train in DeBary". News-JournalOnline.com. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  4. "Atlantic Coast Line - Jacksonville to Sarasota". Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  5. "SunRail sparks more than 1,000 nearby apartment units". Orlando Sentinel. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.


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