Winter Haven station

Winter Haven station is a train station in Winter Haven, Florida, served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system of the United States. It was originally built in 1925 by the Seaboard Air Line Railway, and was rebuilt in 1947. It included a freight depot which was located on the south side of the station until 1982, and was torn down after Seaboard Coast Line Railroad merged with Louisville and Nashville Railroad the next year.^[2] Today, after a series of mergers,^[3] the station track is owned by CSX Transportation.^[4] Tracks that cross the platform on the south side of the station serve as an interchange point between CSX Transportation and the Florida Midland Railroad Gordonville Subdivision.^[5]

Winter Haven, FL
The Winter Haven station from across 7th Street
General information
Location	1800 7th Street SW Winter Haven, Florida United States
Coordinates	28°00′14″N 81°44′06″W / 28.00394°N 81.73494°W / 28.00394; -81.73494
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: WTH
History
Opened	1925
Rebuilt	1947
Passengers
FY 2022	17,397^[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Sebring toward Miami Silver Meteor Kissimmee toward New York Silver Star Lakeland toward New York
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Kissimmee toward Los Angeles Sunset Limited 1993–1996 Sebring toward Miami Sebring toward Miami Floridian Wildwood toward Chicago Palmetto 2002–2004 Lakeland toward New York Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station West Lake Wales toward Miami Main Line Polk City toward Richmond

The station provides service 4 times daily on the northbound and southbound Silver Star and Silver Meteor lines.^[6]

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
2. Mulligan, Michael (2008). Railroad Depots of Central Florida. Arcadia Publishing. p. 47–48. ISBN 9780738553900.
3. "CSX merger family tree | Trains Magazine". Trains. 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
4. "CSX.com - CSX System Map". www.csx.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
5. "Florida Midland Railroad". Regional Rail LLC. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
6. "Silver Service/Palmetto Route Guide" (PDF). Amtrak.

External links

  Media related to Winter Haven (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Winter Haven, FL – Amtrak
• Winter Haven, FL – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Winter Haven Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)