Kissimmee station
{{Short description|Passenger train station in Kissimmee, Florida}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox station
| style = Amtrak
| name = Kissimmee, FL
| image = Sunrail Platforms, Kissimmee, Florida.jpg
| image_caption = Kissimmee station in 2024
| address = 111 East Dakin Avenue
| borough = Kissimmee, Florida
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{coord|28.293838|-81.404271|type:railwaystation_region:US-FL|display=inline,title}}
| connections = File:LYNX transportation logo.svg Lynx: 10, 18, 26, 55, 56, 57, 108, FastLink 407, FastLink 441{{Cite web |date=April 24, 2022 |title=SunRail Connections |url=https://www.golynx.com/core/fileparse.php/97362/urlt/F_LNX_Lft_SunRail_WEB_Apr-22_.pdf |access-date=May 19, 2022 |website=Lynx}}
| platform = 2 side platforms
| tracks = 2
| zone = Osceola (SunRail)
| parking = Yes
| bicycle =
| mpassengers = {{rail pass box|system=Amtrak|passengers={{Amtrak ridership|Kissimmee}}{{Amtrak ridership|citationFL}}|pass_year={{Amtrak ridership|date}}}}
| opened = 1883 (SFR)
| rebuilt = 1910 (ACL), December 11, 1975,{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25454336/kissimmee_station_december_12_1975/ |title=Amtrak Makes Initial Stop in Kissimmee |date=December 12, 1975 |work=The Orlando Sentinel |access-date=November 16, 2018 |page=12 |via=Newspapers.com}}
July 30, 2018 (SunRail)
| accessible =
| code = {{Amtrak code|KIS}}
| owned = CSX Transportation
| services = {{Adjacent stations
|system1=Amtrak
|line=Floridian|left=Lakeland|right=Orlando
|line2=Silver Meteor|left2=Winter Haven|right2=Orlando
|system3=SunRail
|line3=SunRail|left3=Poinciana|right3=Tupperware
}}
| other_services_header = Former services
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations
|system1=Amtrak
|line1=Sunset Limited|type1=East|left1=Orlando|right1=Winter Haven|to-right1=Miami|note-mid1=1993-1996
|line2=Floridian (1971–1979)|type2=St. Petersburg|left2=Lakeland|right2=Orlando
|line3=Silver Star|left3=Lakeland|right3=Orlando
|system4=Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
|line4=Main Line|left4=Campbell|right4=Meadow Woods
|line5=Apopka-Kissimmee|left5=Vineland
|line6=Kissimmee-St. Cloud|right6=Peghorn
}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail |marker-color=#000 |zoom=14 }}
}}
Kissimmee station is a train station in Kissimmee, Florida. It is served by SunRail commuter rail service and two Amtrak intercity routes ({{lnl|Amtrak|Floridian}} and {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}). The station opened in 1883, and has served several different railroads. It is the closest Amtrak station to Walt Disney World.
History
File:Kissimmee Amtrak Station -- Platform.jpg
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,{{cite book |last1=Mulligan |first1=Michael |title=Railroad Depots of Central Florida |date=2008 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=9780738553900 |page=31}} 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.greatamericanstations.com/stations/kissimmee-fl-kis/ |title=Kissimmee, FL (KIS) |website=Great American Stations |language=en-US |access-date=March 12, 2013}} 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.{{Cite news |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-sunrail-osceola-first-day-20180729-story.html |title=First SunRail trains from Osceola County please commuters |last=Spear |first=Kevin |date=July 30, 2018 |access-date=July 30, 2018 |agency=Orlando Sentinel}} 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sunrail.com/station.asp?loc=Kissimmee |title=Kissimmee Amtrak Station Proposal |website=SunRail |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228175027/http://www.sunrail.com/station.asp?loc=Kissimmee |archive-date=February 28, 2009 |url-status=dead}}
On November 10, 2024, Amtrak merged the Silver Star 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|KIS|Kissimmee, FL}}
- [https://sunrail.com/station/kissimmee-amtrak/ Kissimmee/Amtrak Station (SunRail)]
{{Amtrak Florida stations}}
{{SunRail |state=expanded}}
Category:Amtrak stations in Florida
Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Osceola County, Florida
Category:Former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad stations
Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1883