Kissimmee station is a train station in Kissimmee, Florida. It is served by SunRail commuter rail service and two Amtrak intercity routes (Floridian and Silver Meteor). The station opened in 1883, and has served several different railroads. It is the closest Amtrak station to Walt Disney World.
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| Location | 111 East Dakin Avenue Kissimmee, Florida United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°17′38″N 81°24′15″W / 28.293838°N 81.404271°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | CSX Transportation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Lynx: 10, 18, 26, 55, 56, 57, 108, FastLink 407, FastLink 441[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: KIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Osceola (SunRail) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1883 (SFR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1910 (ACL), December 11, 1975,[2] 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 33,123[3] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
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Kissimmee station was originally built as a South Florida Railroad depot in 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,[4] 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.[5] 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 was part of Phase 2 expansion of the SunRail commuter rail system, opened on July 30, 2018.[6] 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 track and two raised side platforms northeast of the existing ground level platform.[7]
On November 10, 2024, the Silver Star was merged with the Capitol Limited as the Floridian.[8]
References
edit- ^ "SunRail Connections" (PDF). Lynx. April 24, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "Amtrak Makes Initial Stop in Kissimmee". The Orlando Sentinel. December 12, 1975. p. 12. Retrieved November 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ Mulligan, Michael (2008). Railroad Depots of Central Florida. Arcadia Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 9780738553900.
- ^ "Kissimmee, FL (KIS)". Great American Stations. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ^ Spear, Kevin (July 30, 2018). "First SunRail trains from Osceola County please commuters". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ "Kissimmee Amtrak Station Proposal". SunRail. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009.
- ^ "Amtrak Launching the Floridian, with Daily Service Between Chicago and Miami" (Press release). Amtrak. September 23, 2024. Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
External links
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Media related to Kissimmee (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons