Lynx Central Station

File:SunRail Lynx Central Station.jpgLYNX Central Station is the main hub of the LYNX system, servicing 32 of LYNX's 79 routes. The {{Convert|18000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} bus terminal has 26 bus bays, a customer service counter, {{Convert|2400|sqft|m2}} of retail space,{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=April 5, 2003 |title=Lynx starts on new bus station |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2003/04/05/lynx-starts-on-new-bus-station/ |access-date=May 24, 2024 |website=Orlando Sentinel |publisher=Tribune Company |language=en-US}} and an air-conditioned waiting area.{{cite web |last=Henthorn |first=Dawn |date=April 29, 2010 |title=Downtown Orlando: Lynx Central Station |url=http://goflorida.about.com/od/orlandocentralflorida/ss/orlando_dntwn_9.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716215509/http://goflorida.about.com/od/orlandocentralflorida/ss/orlando_dntwn_9.htm |archive-date=2011-07-16 |accessdate=2010-06-06 |website=About.com Florida Travel |publisher=About Group}}

SunRail trains board on a pair of side platforms on the eastern end of the terminal, while buses for LYMMO, a free circulator route serving Downtown Orlando, board from a street stop on the south side of the terminal.

The terminal's distinctive wave-shaped canopies are {{Convert|60|ft|m}} tall and are accented with colored lights at night. The canopies were designed to prevent buildup of diesel exhaust fumes in the station by naturally cycling in fresher air.{{Cite web |last=Spear |first=Kevin |date=September 14, 2023 |title=Lynx's 50-year use of diesel buses is nearing an end |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/09/14/lynxs-diesel-buses/ |access-date=May 24, 2024 |website=Orlando Sentinel |publisher=Tribune Publishing |language=en-US}}

LYNX Central Station was opened on November 14, 2004, replacing a smaller transit facility on Central Street. The station was built at a cost of $30 million, most of which was provided through federal and state grants. The project included a {{Convert|70,000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} office building attached to the station, which holds LYNX's administrative offices.File:Lynx Central Station, Orlando 02.JPG

The station was constructed along the former CSX A-Line corridor, which was first built in 1882 by the South Florida Railroad. The corridor had been studied for commuter rail and/or light rail usage since the 1990s,{{Cite news |last=Roy |first=Roger |date=January 31, 1992 |title=Light rail plans lack money |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=0FC00B934DD580D0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB4F02E2CDAEF20 |work=Orlando Sentinel |publisher=Tribune Company |pages=B4 |via=NewsBank}} and LYNX Central Station was constructed next to the line for the purposes of allowing future rail connections.

Construction on the rail corridor began in 2011.{{Cite news |last=Tracy |first=Dan |date=July 18, 2011 |title=After years of wrangling, time to dig into SunRail |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=0FC00B934DD580D0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F13891272D04BA950 |work=Orlando Sentinel |publisher=Tribune Company |pages=A1 |via=NewsBank}} SunRail held a soft opening for the LYNX Central platforms on April 4, 2014 and a grand opening ceremony at all Orlando stations on April 30, 2014.

A $200 million transit-oriented development adjacent to the station was announced shortly after SunRail construction commenced.{{Cite news |last=Schuleb |first=Mark |date=October 24, 2011 |title=SunRail draws $200M project - Downtown development would be built in 2 phases |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=0FC00B934DD580D0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F13891272D04BA950 |work=Orlando Sentinel |publisher=Tribune Company |pages=A1 |via=NewsBank}} The primary component of the project is Central Station on Orange (formerly Crescent Central Station), which consists of a 280-unit apartment complex and {{Convert|14600|sqft|m2}} of retail space.{{cite news |last=Hoyle |first=Amanda Jones |date=October 31, 2014 |title=Downtown Orlando's Crescent Central Station part of $700 million sale |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/morning_call/2014/10/owntown-orlandos-crescent-central-station-part-of.html |accessdate=May 15, 2015 |work=Orlando Business Journal |publisher=Advance Publications}}

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• [https://sunrail.com/station/lynx-central/ LYNX Central – SunRail]
• [https://corporate.sunrail.com/train-stations/lynx-central/ LYNX Central – SunRail Corporate]

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