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Deerfield Beach, FL
Amtrak station
SFRTA Tri-Rail commuter rail station
Deerfield-station-2.jpg
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 Local Transit Broward County Transit: 48
Local Transit 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
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 30,048 Decrease 6.6% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Fort Lauderdale
toward Miami
Silver Star Delray Beach
toward New York
Silver Meteor
Preceding station Tri-Rail.svg Tri-Rail Following station
Pompano Beach
toward Miami Airport
Tri-Rail Boca Raton
toward Mangonia Park
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Delray Beach 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
Old Seaboard Air Line Railway Station
Deerfield Beach station is located in Florida
Deerfield Beach station
Location in Florida
Deerfield Beach station is located in the United States
Deerfield Beach station
Location in the United States
Location Deerfield Beach, Florida
Architect Gustav Maass
Architectural style Mediterranean Revival
NRHP reference No. 90000597
Added to NRHP 5 April 1990

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.

Deerfield Beach FL Old RR Station plaque02 vertical clip
Station NRHP historic marker

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. 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.

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.

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 Handicapped/disabled access
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 Handicapped/disabled access
Street level Entrance/exit, station house, buses, parking
  • Amtrak – Stations – Deerfield Beach, FL
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