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Winter Haven, FL
Winter Haven station in February 2009
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
Line(s)	Auburndale Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: WTH
History
Opened	1925
Rebuilt	1947
Passengers
FY 2023	20,735 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Sebringtoward Miami Floridian Lakelandtoward Chicago Silver Meteor Kissimmeetoward New York
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Kissimmeetoward Los Angeles Sunset Limited1993–1996 Sebringtoward Miami Sebringtoward Miami Floridian Wildwoodtoward Chicago Palmetto2002–2004 Lakelandtoward New York Silver Star Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station West Lake Walestoward Miami Main Line Polk Citytoward Richmond
Location

Winter Haven station is an Amtrak train station in Winter Haven, Florida. It is served by the Floridian and Silver Meteor.

History

The station 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. Today, after a series of mergers, the station track is owned by CSX Transportation. 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. On November 10, 2024, the Silver Star was merged with the Capitol Limited as the Floridian.

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
2. Mulligan, Michael (2008). Railroad Depots of Central Florida. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 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. "Amtrak Launching the Floridian, with Daily Service Between Chicago and Miami" (Press release). Amtrak. September 23, 2024. Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

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)

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