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Sebring station

Coordinates:27°29′46″N81°26′5″W/ 27.49611°N 81.43472°W/27.49611; -81.43472
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Sebring, FL
General information
Location601 East Center Street
Sebring, Florida
United States
Coordinates27°29′46″N81°26′5″W/ 27.49611°N 81.43472°W/27.49611; -81.43472
Line(s)Auburndale Subdivision
Platforms1side platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak:SBG
History
Opened1924[1][2]
Passengers
FY 202312,858[3](Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
West Palm Beach
towardMiami
 Silver Meteor Winter Haven
towardNew York
Okeechobee
towardMiami
 Silver Star
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Winter Haven
towardLos Angeles
 Sunset Limited
1993–1996
 Okeechobee
towardMiami
Okeechobee
towardMiami
 Palmetto
2002–2004
 Winter Haven
towardNew York
West Palm Beach
towardMiami
 Floridian
 Winter Haven
towardChicago
Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station
Okeechobee
towardMiami
 Main Line Avon Park
towardRichmond
Old Sebring Seaboard Air Line Depot
Map
Area4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Architectural styleMasonry Vernacular[2]
MPSSebring MPS
NRHP referenceNo.90000425[4][5]
Added to NRHPMarch 16, 1990

Sebring station(also known as theOld Sebring Seaboard Air Line Depotand theSeaboard Air Line Passenger Station) is a train station inSebring, Florida,United States. It is currently served byAmtrak,the national railroad passenger system. Located on East Center Avenue, the station was constructed in 1924 by theSeaboard Air Line Railway.Approaching the transfer of passenger services to Amtrak, the station was used by theSeaboard Coast Line Railroadfor theSilver Meteor,Silver Starand thePalmland.The latter train ended in 1971, while theSilver MeteorandSilver Starremain operated by Amtrak to the present.[6][7]Amtrak trains formerly using the station included theFloridian,Palmetto,Sunset Limitedand the short-lived intrastate Tampa-MiamiSilver Palmservice.

On March 16, 1990, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

References

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  1. ^"Old Sebring Seaboard Airline Depot".Florida Heritage Tourism Interactive Catalog.Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. 2007-03-06.
  2. ^ab"Highlands County".Florida's History Through Its Places.Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. 2007-03-06. Archived fromthe originalon 2007-02-16.
  3. ^"Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Florida"(PDF).Amtrak.March 2024.RetrievedJune 27,2024.
  4. ^"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.July 9, 2010.
  5. ^"National Register of Historical Places - Florida (FL), Highlands County".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service. 2007-03-06.
  6. ^Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, December 15, 1967, Tables 2, 5, 7, 8, 20
  7. ^Passenger trains on the eve of Amtrak, 'Seaboard Coast Line'https://csanders429.wordpress.com/passenger-trains-on-the-eve-of-amtrak/seaboard-coast-line/
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