Longwood station (SunRail)

{{Short description|Railway station in Florida}}

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{{Infobox station

| style = SunRail

| name = Longwood

| type = SunRail commuter rail

| image = Longwood SunRail Station from inside a train.JPG

| image_caption = The atypical northbound platform of Longwood as seen from the second level of a SunRail passenger car.

| address = 149 East Church Avenue

| borough = Longwood, Florida

| coordinates = {{coord|28.701476|-81.345279|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:US-FL|display=inline,title}}

| connections = {{bus icon|12px|Local Transit}} File:LYNX transportation logo.svg: 434{{Cite web | url=http://www.golynx.com/plan-trip/riding-lynx/sunrail-connections.stml | title=SunRail Connections | Public Transportation Services for Ora | date=6 February 2018 }}

| structure = At-grade

| platform = 2 side platforms

| tracks = 2

| parking = 260 spaces

| bicycle = Yes

| opened = {{Start date|2014|05|01}}

| accessible = Yes

| owned = Florida Department of Transportation

| zone = Seminole

| passengers = 55,280 (annual){{cite web |title=SUNRAILANNUAL RIDERSHIP BY STATIONFY 2018 |url=https://sunrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/SunRail-Annual-Ridership-By-Station-FY-2018.pdf |website=SunRail |accessdate=21 April 2019}}

| pass_year = FY2018

| pass_percent = -8.5

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=SunRail|line=SunRail|left=Altamonte Springs|right=Lake Mary}}

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail |marker-color=#{{rcr|SunRail}} |zoom=14 }}

}}

Longwood station is a train station in Longwood, Florida, served by SunRail, the commuter train of Central Florida. The station opened May 1, 2014,{{cite news| url=http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20140501/NEWS/140509969?Title=SunRail-begins-service-without-a-hitch| title=SunRail begins service without a hitch| newspaper=Orlando Sentinel| date=May 1, 2014}} and marks a return of passenger rail service in Longwood dating back to the community's days as a junction of the South Florida Railroad, Orange Belt Railway and old Florida Midland Railway, all of which were acquired by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.

Unlike most SunRail stations, which feature canopies consisting of white aluminum poles supporting sloped green roofs, Longwood's canopies have traditional brown gabled roofs with cupolas and faux dormer windows. It also includes ticket vending machines, ticket validators, emergency call boxes, drinking fountains, separate platforms designed for passengers in wheelchairs. The station is located along the former CSX A-Line (originally constructed by the South Florida Railroad) northeast of the Longwood Historic District on the north side of East Church Avenue. The northbound platforms run along John L. Mica Way, with passenger drop-off areas at the north and south ends of the station. A transit-oriented development called Weston Park was built adjacent to the station, which features a 208-unit, four story luxury apartment community.{{cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2015/04/29/construction-update-on-18-5m-apartment-complex.html |title=Construction update: $18.5M apartment complex near Longwood SunRail station |publisher=Orlando Business Journal |date=29 April 2015 |accessdate=15 May 2015}}