Okeechobee station (Amtrak)

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Okeechobee
Okeechobee FL Amtrak01.jpg
The previous station building, built in 1924
Location801 North Parrott Avenue (US 441)
Okeechobee, Florida 34972
Coordinates27°15′06″N 80°49′48″W / 27.25178°N 80.82991°W / 27.25178; -80.82991Coordinates: 27°15′06″N 80°49′48″W / 27.25178°N 80.82991°W / 27.25178; -80.82991
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeOKE
History
Opened1924
RebuiltOctober 25, 1986,[1] 2011[2]
Passengers
20183,988[3] Increase 1.35%
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
West Palm Beach
toward Miami
 Silver Star Sebring
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Sebring
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Limited
1993-1996
 West Palm Beach
toward Miami
West Palm Beach
toward Miami
 Palmetto
2002-2004
 Sebring
toward New York
Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station
toward Miami
 Main Line Sebring
toward Richmond

Okeechobee station is a train station in Okeechobee, Florida, served by Amtrak.

Background[]

The previous depot at the site was built in 1924 for the Seaboard Air Line Railway, and was demolished in 2014.[4] Amtrak currently uses an adjacent shelter constructed in 2011. Built of red brick-accented with cream-colored, rock-faced stonework, the shelter has a waiting room with large windows. The $1.5 million project was funded through Amtrak's "Mobility First" initiative under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Stemen, John (October 26, 1986). "400 Celebrate New Rail Stop in Okeechobee". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. pp. 1B, 8B. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ a b "Okeechobee, FL (OKE)". Great American Stations (Amtrak). January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2018, State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  4. ^ "Amtrak - Okeechobee, FL (OKE)". USA Rail Guide (TrainWeb). January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.

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