Mangonia Park station

Mangonia Park is a Tri-Rail commuter rail station in Mangonia Park, Florida. This is the system's northernmost station. The station is located on 45th Street (CR 702), just west of Australian Avenue (CR 704A). There are 273 parking spaces at the station.[1]

Magnolia Park
  
SFRTA Tri-Rail commuter rail station
Mangonia Park station in June 2018
Location1415 45th Street
Mangonia Park, Florida[1]
Coordinates26.758383°N 80.076459°W / 26.758383; -80.076459
Owned bySFRTA
Operated bySFRTA
Line(s)South Florida Rail Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms[1]
Tracks2[1]
Connections Palm Tran: 20, 31, 33[1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade[1]
Parking273 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilitiesYes[1]
Disabled accessYes[1]
Other information
Fare zone1
WebsiteMagnonia Park Station
History
OpenedOctober 28, 1998[2]
Services
Preceding station SFRTA Following station
West Palm Beach
toward Miami Airport
 Tri-Rail Terminus
Future services
Preceding station SFRTA Following station
West Palm Beach
toward Downtown Miami
 Downtown Miami Link
(TBD)
 Terminus

History

The Mangonia Park station was opened on October 28, 1996 along a former Seaboard Air Line Railroad line, and was the first station to serve the community.[2]

Every January, Palm Beach County Public School safety patrol boards charter an Amtrak train at the station for their annual trip to Washington, D.C. The train operates with a Silver Meteor consist plus several Horizon coaches. On the days this train operates, the northbound or southbound Silver Meteors are actually canceled since the train uses the equipment that would normally be used for those runs. This is the only time an Amtrak operated train stops at this station.[3]

Station layout

Mangonia Park is served by routes 20, 31, and 33 of Palm Tran, the county bus system.[1] These buses serve The Gardens Mall, Downtown West Palm Beach, the VA Medical Center,[2] and Cross County Plaza. The station has two side platforms, with buses and parking adjacent to the Track 1 platform.

M Mezzanine Crossover between platforms
P
Platform level
Street level Entrance/exit, buses, parking
Side platform
Track 1 ←      Tri-Rail toward Miami Airport (West Palm Beach)
←      Silver Service does not stop here
Track 2 ←      Tri-Rail termination track →
←      Silver Service does not stop here →
Side platform

References
  1. South Florida Regional Transportation Authority. "Magnolia Park Station" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  2. "Vets Factored Into Tri-rail Plans". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. August 14, 1996. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  3. FloridaTrainKid (January 20, 2010). "Two Interesting January South Florida Trains". YouTube. Retrieved January 24, 2010.


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