Delray Beach Seaboard Air Line Railway Station facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Delray Beach, FL
inter-city rail station
The Seaboard Air Line Railway Station in Delray Beach, Florida, is now used for public safety training by the City of Delray Beach.
Location	Depot Avenue, Delray Beach, Florida USA
History
Closed	April 2, 1995
Key dates
May 2, 1991	Tri-Rail service ends
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Deerfield Beach toward Miami Floridian West Palm Beach toward Chicago Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station Deerfield Beach toward Tampa or Miami Main Line Boynton Beach toward Richmond
Delray Beach Seaboard Air Line Railway Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
West view of the old station
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Location	Delray Beach, Florida,  United States
Built	1927
Architect	Gustav Maass
Architectural style	Mediterranean Revival
NRHP reference No.	86002172
Added to NRHP	September 4, 1986

The Delray Beach Seaboard Air Line Railway Station (also known as the Delray Beach Railroad Station) is a historic Seaboard Air Line Railway depot in Delray Beach, Florida, United States. The station is located at 1525 West Atlantic Avenue.

Constructed in 1927 and designed by Gustav Maass of the West Palm Beach architectural firm of Harvey & Clarke, it is identical to the Homestead Seaboard station further south, with the sole exception of its use of plain stucco rather than corinthian arches. In addition, the northern end of the station containing what was the freight room has been modified and enlarged since its original construction. The station was also identical to the Boynton Beach Seaboard depot just to the north, the destruction of which was authorized by the city of Boynton Beach in 2006 despite its historic nature.

Amtrak continued passenger service to the station after taking over the Seaboard Silver Meteor and Silver Star routes in 1971. Tri-Rail began commuter rail service to the station in 1989, but in 1991 moved to a new Delray Beach station a few blocks south because of legal squabbles with the then-owner of the Seaboard station and poor access. Passenger service to the station halted completely in 1995 when Amtrak began using the Tri-Rail station as its Delray Beach stop.

The station was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on September 4, 1986.

On February 25, 2020, the station was largely destroyed by arson, and it is not known if the city of Delray Beach will continue with the restoration at this time.

Gallery

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  Southwest view

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  North view

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  East view

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  The station depot after the fire of February 25, 2020