Delray Beach station is a

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Delray Beach, Florida Delray Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population of Delray Beach as of April 1, 2020, was 66,846 according to the 2020 United States census, 2020 United States Census. Located in the Miami metropolitan area, De ...

, that is served by

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and

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. It is located on South Congress Avenue (SR 807), south of West Atlantic Avenue (SR 806) and east of State Road 9. The station has two

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s, with parking and a bus loop to the west of the southbound platform. The station opened in 1991 after legal squabbles and poor access led Tri-Rail to abandon the former Seaboard Air Line Railway depot located a few blocks north. Amtrak, which had also been using the old Seaboard depot, moved to the station in 1995. Its ''

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'' and '' Floridian'' stop at the station, which was remodeled between 2004 and 2006 to accommodate a second track. On November 10, 2024, the ''

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'', which had served the station since 1995, was merged with the as the ''Floridian''.

References

External links

South Florida Regional Transportation Authority – Delray Beach station
Tri-Rail stations in Palm Beach County, Florida Amtrak stations in Florida Railway stations in the United States opened in 1991 Delray Beach, Florida 1991 establishments in Florida {{Florida-railstation-stub