Sand Lake Road station
Sand Lake Road | ||||||||||||||||
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| SunRailcommuter rail | ||||||||||||||||
 Sunrail train at Sand Lake Road station in May 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | 8030South Orange Avenue Pine Castle, Florida | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°27′11″N81°22′00″W/ 28.4530604°N 81.3665401°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Florida Department of Transportation | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |   :11, 18, 42, 111, 208,FastLink 418[1] | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | 429 spaces | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | Orange | |||||||||||||||
| Website | sunrail.com/station/sand-lake-road | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | May 1, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| FY 2018 | 101,178 (annual) | |||||||||||||||
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Sand Lake Road stationis atrain stationin thePine Castlearea ofOrange County, Florida. The station servesSunRail,thecommuter railservice ofCentral Florida.The station was the southern terminus of SunRail up until July 30, 2018, when service was extended south toPoinciana.[2]The station is the first passenger station to exist in Pine Castle since the decline of service from theAtlantic Coast Line Railroad.[3]
Station[edit]
The Sand Lake Road station began construction in 2013, built on a parcel of previously undeveloped land on Orange Avenue (SR 527), just north ofSand Lake Road.It is flanked by industrial buildings to the north, and aMcDonald'srestaurant to the south. Sand lake Road Station is typical of most SunRail stations featuring canopies consisting of white aluminum poles supporting sloped green roofs and includes ticket vending machines, ticket validators, emergency call boxes, drinking fountains, and separate platforms designed for passengers in wheelchairs. The station is located along the formerCSX A-Line(originally constructed by theSouth Florida Railroad) and is located just north of Taft Yard, a small CSX freight yard. Parking and bicycle lock facilities are provided, along with SunCard vending stations that take cash, credit or debit cards.
The station serves the communities ofPine Castle,Sky Lake,Belle IsleandTaft.It is also served by theLynxbus system via Links 11, 18, 42 and 111, along with two new routes: Xpress Link 208, which connects it to the Lynx Intermodal Terminal inKissimmee;and FastLink 418, which connects it toMeadow Woods,Lake NonaandThe Florida Mall.[4]Links 11,42 and 111 provide service to and fromOrlando International Airport,while Links 42 and 111 provide service toSeaWorld Orlando,with Link 42 via theInternational Drivetourism area andOrange County Convention Center.[5]
SunRail operates Monday through Friday. The first daily departures are at 6:03am southbound and 6:10am northbound. Departures are scheduled every 30 minutes during morning and evening commute times. During mid-day, trains run 60 to 90 minutes apart. The final daily departures are at 9:13pm southbound and 10:20pm northbound.[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^"SunRail Connections"(PDF).Lynx.April 24, 2022.RetrievedMay 19,2022.
- ^Spear, Kevin (July 30, 2018)."First SunRail trains from Osceola County please commuters".Orlando Sentinel.RetrievedJuly 30,2018.
- ^"Atlantic Coast Line – Jacksonville to Sarasota".Robert Mortell's Road and Rail Pictures.
- ^"SunRail Connections".Lynx.February 6, 2018.
- ^"Brochure: SunRail Connections"(PDF).Lynx.
- ^"Northbound Schedule | SunRail".RetrievedApril 21,2019.
- ^"Southbound Schedule | SunRail".RetrievedApril 21,2019.
External links[edit]
- Sand Lake Road station— SunRail