DeLand station
{{Short description|Passenger train station in DeLand, Florida}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox station
| style = Amtrak
| name = DeLand, FL
| image = Deland Amtrak front01.jpg
| image_caption = Deland station in March 2008
| address = 2491 Old New York Avenue
| borough = DeLand, Florida
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{coord|29.017806|-81.35272|type:railwaystation_region:US-FL|display=inline,title}}
| connections = {{bus icon|12px|Local Transit}} Amtrak Thruway: Daytona Beach{{cite web |title=Amtrak Passenger Trains |url=https://www.daytonabeach.com/listings/amtrak-passenger-trains/978/ |website=Daytona Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau |access-date=May 25, 2024}}{{cite web |title=Silver Meteor Timetable |url=https://content.amtrak.com/content/timetable/Silver%20Meteor.pdf |website=Amtrak |access-date=May 25, 2024 |page=11}}
Votran: SunRail Circulator, VoRide[https://sunrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/23554_SUN_DeLand-Circulator-Route-7.pdf Free DeLand SunRail Circulator][https://www.votran.org/take-a-trip/voride.stml VoRide (Votran Ride Share)]
| platform = 1 side platform, 1 island platform
| tracks = 2
| parking = Yes
| bicycle = Yes
| mpassengers = {{rail pass box|system=Amtrak|passengers={{Amtrak ridership|DeLand}}{{Amtrak ridership|citationFL}}|pass_year={{Amtrak ridership|date}}}}
| opened = 1918 (ACL)
| rebuilt = June 6, 1988 (Amtrak)
August 12, 2024 (SunRail)
| accessible = Yes
| code = {{Amtrak code|DLD}}
| owned =
| zone = Volusia (SunRail)
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Amtrak
|line1=Floridian|left1=Winter Park|right1=Palatka
|line2=Silver Meteor|left2=Winter Park|right2=Palatka
|line3=Auto Train|nonstop3=yes
|system4=SunRail
|line4=SunRail|left4=DeBary
}}
| other_services_header = Former services
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| other_services_state =
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|
|system2=Amtrak
|line3=Silver Star|left3=Winter Park|right3=Palatka|note-mid3=Until 2024
|line4=Sunset Limited|left4=Palatka|right4=Sanford|type4=East|note-mid4=1993–2005
|line5=Floridian (1971–1979)|type5=St. Petersburg|left5=Sanford|right5=Jacksonville|note-mid5=1971–1979
|system6=Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
|line6=Main Line|left6=Orange City|right6=DeLeon Springs
}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail |marker-color=#000 |zoom=14 }}
}}
DeLand station is a train station in DeLand, Florida, United States, located west of the downtown area. It is served by SunRail commuter rail service and Amtrak {{lnl|Amtrak|Floridian}} and {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}} intercity service.
History
File:DeLand Junction Gazebo.jpg
DeLand station was originally built in 1918,{{cite book |last1=Mulligan |first1=Michael |title=Railroad Depots of Central Florida |date=2008 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=9780738553900 |page=20}} and stood across from the former Volusia County Fairgrounds. When the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railroad (and later the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad) ran passenger service along the line, they also ran local passenger service to downtown DeLand over the DeLand Spur. The station was acquired by Amtrak and restored in 1988, although a second track at the station fell into disuse. Up until 2005, when it was truncated to New Orleans, the station also served as a stop for the Sunset Limited.
In 2006, the station was rededicated following a $424,000 restoration undertaken through a partnership between Volusia County, Amtrak, and CSX Transportation; funding primarily came from the Florida Department of Transportation.{{cite web |url=http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/DLD/Station_view |website=Great American Stations |access-date=March 12, 2013 |title=DeLand, FL (DLD) |publisher=Amtrak}} Work included installation of a new roof and platform canopy, remodeling of the bathrooms, and painting of the building in historically appropriate colors. In 2007, the station received a Preservation Award from the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation.
DeLand station was planned as the northern terminus of the SunRail commuter rail system. This led to the resumption of maintenance of the neglected second track and other station upgrades. The station saw the addition of an 184-space park, ride lot, and bus drop-off area.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sunrail.com/station.asp?loc=DeLand |title=DeLand Amtrak Station (SunRail) |access-date=2009-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228175005/http://www.sunrail.com/station.asp?loc=DeLand |archive-date=2009-02-28 |url-status=dead }} The station could "spur economic development on the west end of the city, heading toward the St. Johns River."{{cite news |last1=Harper |first1=Mark |title=SunRail at 5: Ridership for commuter train is growing, but will it ever run to DeLand? |url=https://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20190525/sunrail-at-5-ridership-for-commuter-train-is-growing-but-will-it-ever-run-to-deland |accessdate=20 July 2019 |publisher=Gatehouse Media |date=May 25, 2019}} Ground broke on the extension in May 2023.{{cite news |last1=Dahm |first1=Daniel |title=SunRail breaks ground on new DeLand station |url=https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/05/22/sunrail-to-break-ground-on-new-deland-station/ |access-date=29 June 2023 |agency=ClickOrlando.com |date=22 May 2023}} The new service to DeLand began on August 12, 2024.{{cite news |last1=Myrie |first1=Donovan |title=SunRail's DeLand station is finally open. Here's what's next for the rail system |url=https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2024/08/12/sunrails-deland-station-is-finally-open-heres-whats-next-for-the-rail-system/ |access-date=August 12, 2024 |work=WKMG |date=August 12, 2024 |language=en}}
On November 10, 2024, the Silver Star was merged with the {{lnl|Amtrak|Capitol Limited}} as the Floridian.{{Cite press release |date=September 23, 2024 |title=Amtrak Launching the Floridian, with Daily Service Between Chicago and Miami |url=https://media.amtrak.com/2024/09/amtrak-launching-the-floridian-with-daily-service-between-chicago-and-miami/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923190514/https://media.amtrak.com/2024/09/amtrak-launching-the-floridian-with-daily-service-between-chicago-and-miami/ |archive-date=September 23, 2024 |access-date=September 23, 2024 |publisher=Amtrak}}
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References
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External links
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{{Amtrak web|DLD|DeLand, FL}}
- [https://sunrail.com/station/deland/ DeLand/Amtrak station (SunRail)]
{{Amtrak Florida stations}}
{{SunRail |state=expanded}}
Category:Amtrak stations in Florida
Category:Former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad stations
Category:Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach stations in Florida
Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Volusia County, Florida
Category:1918 establishments in Florida
Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1918