Kissimmee station

Kissimmee station is a train station in Kissimmee, Florida. It is served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system of the United States, and SunRail, the commuter rail system serving Greater Orlando. The station opened in 1883, and has served several different railroads. It is the closest Amtrak station to Walt Disney World.

Kissimmee, FL
A sign welcomes passengers to Kissimmee Amtrak station
Location	111 East Dakin Avenue Kissimmee, FL 34741
Coordinates	28.293838°N 81.404271°W
Owned by	CSX Transportation
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	: #10, #18, #26, #55, #56, #57, #108, FastLink #407, FastLink #441 Greyhound Lines
Construction
Parking	Public parking structure available for day use by general public, and for long term parking by Amtrak passengers at no charge.
Other information
Station code	KIS
History
Opened	1883 (SFR)
Rebuilt	1910 (ACL), December 11, 1975,[1] 2018
Passengers
2018	34,774[2]  1.8% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Winter Haven toward Miami Silver Meteor Orlando toward New York Lakeland toward Miami Silver Star Preceding station Florida DOT Following station Poinciana Terminus SunRail Tupperware towards DeBary
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Orlando toward Los Angeles Sunset Limited 1993-1996 Winter Haven toward Miami Lakeland toward St. Petersburg Floridian Orlando toward Chicago Preceding station Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Following station Campbell toward Tampa Main Line Meadow Woods toward Richmond Vineland toward Apopka Apopka – Kissimmee Terminus Terminus Kissimmee – St. Cloud Peghorn toward St. Cloud

History

Extension of the platform

Kissimmee station was originally built as a South Florida Railroad Depot 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.[3] 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 station is located across from a small Greyhound bus stop on the corner of Dakin Avenue and Thurman Street. Its one platform crosses Dakin Avenue and runs as far west as Monument Avenue. The section of this platform between Monument and Dakin Avenues once ran along a former segment of Thurman Street which is now an apartment complex and parking garage.

SunRail service

The Kissimmee Amtrak is part of Phase 2 expansion of the SunRail commuter rail system, opened on July 30, 2018.[4] 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 platform and track. These additions are also integrated into the city of Kissimmee's long-range plans for an intermodal center.[5]

Connections

• Lynx; #10, #18, #26, #55, #56, #57, #108, #208, #407, #441, #632.[6]
• Greyhound Lines; Service to Miami and points to the south and New York City, Washington, D.C., Boston and intermediate points to the north.

References

1. "Amtrak Makes Initial Stop in Kissimmee". The Orlando Sentinel. December 12, 1975. p. 12. Retrieved November 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Fact sheet: Amtrak in Florida" (PDF). Rail Passengers Association. National Association of Railroad Passengers. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
3. "Kissimmee, FL (KIS)". Great American Stations. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
4. Spear, Kevin (July 30, 2018). "First SunRail trains from Osceola County please commuters". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
5. "Kissimmee Amtrak Station Proposal". SunRail. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009.
6. "KISSIMMEE INTERMODAL STATION" (PDF). LYNX. April 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.

External links

• Media related to Kissimmee (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Kissimmee, FL – Amtrak
• Kissimmee Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• September 14, 1999 Photo by Bill Hakkarinen (Amtrak Photo Archives)
• Image from Dynamic Depot Maps
• Kissimmee (KIS)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)