West Palm Beach station (Brightline)

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West Palm Beach station (Brightline) - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 26°42′43″N 80°03′20″W / 26.71182°N 80.05556°W

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West Palm Beach

The station in July 2017

General information

Location

501 Evernia Street
West Palm Beach, Florida
United States

Coordinates

26°42′43″N 80°03′20″W / 26.71182°N 80.05556°W

Owned by

Florida East Coast Industries

Operated by

Brightline

Platforms

1 Island platform

Tracks

Connections

Palm Tran: 1, 40

Construction

Structure type

At-grade

Parking

On-site parking garage; paid

Bicycle facilities

Racks

Accessible

Yes

History

Opened

January 13, 2018

Services

Preceding station	Brightline			Following station
Orlando Terminus		Brightline		Boca Raton toward MiamiCentral

Proposed services

Preceding station	Tri-Rail			Following station
Gregory Road toward Fort Lauderdale		Green Line (proposed)		45th Street toward Toney Penna

Location

West Palm Beach station is an inter-city rail station in West Palm Beach, Florida. It is served by Brightline, connecting West Palm Beach to Downtown Miami and Orlando International Airport. The station is located in downtown West Palm Beach, on Evernia Street between Rosemary Avenue and Quadrille Boulevard.^[1] This is about half a mile east of Amtrak and Tri-Rail's West Palm Beach station and half a mile south of the older Florida East Coast Railway station that operated on the same tracks in the first half of the 1900s, next to where Quadrille Boulevard turns south after crossing the Flagler Memorial Bridge.^[2]

History

The station is a Modern style structure with illuminated V-shaped columns supporting the upper concourse echoing the designs of the Miami and Fort Lauderdale stations also under construction on the line.^[3] It was planned and designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in association with Zyscovich Architects. It was completed in late 2017.^[1]

Foundation pouring at the site to construct the $29 million station occurred in early 2016.^[4] In March 2016 the raising of the 18 V-shaped pillars began.^[5] Earlier in the month, a 130-foot (39-meter) crane toppled over at the site with no injuries.^[6]

Brightline launched its first passenger service in January 2018 with several daily trains to Fort Lauderdale. Future plans include extending the service to other stations.

Tri-Rail Coastal Link

The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, which operates the Tri-Rail commuter train, proposed the construction of a Downtown West Palm Beach station (also planned as Evernia Street station) co-located with the current station. This station would be served by the Green Line, which would operate from ‹See TfM›Broward Boulevard to Toney Penna station in Jupiter.^[7]^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "Train Station West Palm Beach – All Aboard Florida". Archived from the original on September 20, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
^ Researchers, Palm Beach Post Staff; Skinner, Sara E. "West Palm Beach in 1907".
^ Fleshler, David (December 17, 2015). "New rail service seeks dramatic lighting for stations".
^ "All Aboard Florida: West Palm Beach station work moving forward". Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
^ "All Aboard's Brightline reaches new construction milestone". Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
^ Milian, Jorge. "130-foot crane topples at All Aboard Florida's West Palm station site". The Palm Beach Post.
^ "Tri-Rail Coastal Link Station Area Opportunities" (PDF) (Press release). Pompano Beach, Florida: Parsons Brinckerhoff. South Florida Regional Transportation Authority. April 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
^ "Tri-Rail Coastal Link: System Map" (PDF) (Press release). Pompano Beach, Florida. South Florida Regional Transportation Authority. May 6, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2019.

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