Deerfield Beach station

Deerfield Beach station, also known as the Old Deerfield Beach Seaboard Air Line Railway Station, is a train station in Deerfield Beach, Florida. It is served by Amtrak intercity rail and Tri-Rail commuter rail.

Station NRHP historic marker

Deerfield Beach, FL
Amtrak station SFRTA Tri-Rail commuter rail station
Location	1300 West Hillsboro Boulevard Deerfield Beach, Florida
Owned by	State of Florida
Line(s)	South Florida Rail Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Broward County Transit: 48 SFRTA Shuttle: DB 1, DB 2, Deerfield Beach Express I
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	DFB
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1926
Rebuilt	1990, 2010
Passengers
2013	30,048[1]  6.6% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Fort Lauderdale toward Miami Silver Star Delray Beach toward New York Silver Meteor Preceding station Tri-Rail Following station Pompano Beach toward Miami Airport Tri-Rail Boca Raton toward Mangonia Park
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Delray Beach toward Los Angeles Sunset Limited 1993-1996 Fort Lauderdale toward Miami Fort Lauderdale toward Miami Palmetto 2002-2004 Delray Beach toward New York Floridian Delray Beach toward Chicago Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station Pompano Beach toward Tampa or Miami Main Line Delray Beach toward Richmond
Future services Preceding station Tri-Rail Following station Pompano Beach toward Downtown Miami Downtown Miami Link (TBD) Boca Raton toward Mangonia Park
Old Seaboard Air Line Railway Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Deerfield Beach, Florida
Coordinates	26°19′01″N 80°7′20″W
Architect	Gustav Maass[2]
Architectural style	Mediterranean Revival
NRHP reference No.	90000597[3]
Added to NRHP	5 April 1990

Located at 1300 West Hillsboro Boulevard (SR 810), just east of North Military Trail (SR 809), the station was built in 1926 by the Seaboard Air Line Railway. It shares the same Mediterranean Revival design as the Delray Beach Seaboard station and the Homestead Seaboard station. Those design features include arched entryways, arcades, stucco walls and a barrel-tiled roof.[4] The station was placed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 1990. It serves the nearby Boca Raton community .

The historic Seaboard Air Line Railway Station also houses the South Florida Railway Museum, which is open to the public on Wednesdays and Saturdays.[5]

In 2010, the Florida Department of Transportation finished a restoration of the historic station. The $380,000 project included a new roof, interior improvements to the lobby and restrooms, repairs to the exterior walls and installation of new air conditioning units.[4]

Station layout

The station has two side platforms, with parking lots on either side. Buses stop along a bus loop to the west of the southbound platform, while the station house sits adjacent to the northbound platform. A sidewalk grade crossing at the north end of the station provides access between platforms.

P Platform level
	Side platform
	Track 1	←      Tri-Rail toward Miami Airport (Pompano Beach) ←      Silver Service toward Miami (Fort Lauderdale)
	Track 2	←      Tri-Rail toward Mangonia Park (Boca Raton) → ←      Silver Service toward New York (Delray Beach) →
	Side platform
	Street level	Entrance/exit, station house, buses, parking

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Florida" (PDF). www.amtrak.com. Amtrak. December 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
2. Walton, R. Douglas; Briggs, Margaret S. (16 February 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Seaboard Air Line Railway Station" (pdf). National Park Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)"Accompanying 7 photos, from April 1989" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places Inventory.
3. "National Register Information System – Old Seaboard Air Line Railway Station (#90000597)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
4. "Deerfield Beach, FL (DFB)". Great American Stations. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
5. "History". www.sfrm.org. South Florida Railway Museum.

External links

• Deerfield Beach, FL – Amtrak
• Deerfield Beach Station South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
• Deerfield Beach Amtrak/Tri-Rail Station (USA Rail Guide – TrainWeb)
• South Florida Railway Museum