Winter Haven station

Winter Haven is a train station in Winter Haven, Florida, served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system of the United States. It was originally built in 1925 by the Seaboard Air Line Railway, and was rebuilt in 1947. It included a freight depot which was located on the south side of the station until 1982, and was torn down after Seaboard Coast Line Railroad merged with Louisville and Nashville Railroad the next year.[2] Abandoned tracks cross the platform on the south side of the station.

Winter Haven, FL
The Winter Haven station from across 7th Street
Location	1800 7th Street SW Winter Haven, FL 33880
Coordinates	28.00394°N 81.73494°W / 28.00394; -81.73494
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	WTH
History
Opened	1925
Rebuilt	1947
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	24,565[1]  6.2%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Sebring toward Miami Silver Meteor Kissimmee toward New York Silver Star Lakeland toward New York
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Kissimmee toward Los Angeles Sunset Limited 1993-1996 Sebring toward Miami Sebring toward Miami Floridian Wildwood toward Chicago Palmetto 2002-2004 Lakeland toward New York Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station West Lake Wales toward Tampa or Miami Main Line Polk City toward Richmond

The station provides service 4 times daily on the north- and southbound Silver Star and Silver Meteor lines.[3]

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2012, State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. December 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
2. Mulligan, M.: "Railroad Depots of Central Florida", page 47-48. Arcadia Publishing, 2008.
3. "Silver Service/Palmetto Route Guide" (PDF). Amtrak.

External links

Media related to Winter Haven (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Winter Haven, FL – Amtrak
• Winter Haven Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Winter Haven (WTH)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)