Miami station (Seaboard Air Line Railroad)

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Miami, FL
The station in June 1978
General information
Location2210 NW 7th Avenue
Miami, Florida
United States
Coordinates25°47′54″N 80°12′27″W / 25.7984°N 80.2075°W / 25.7984; -80.2075
Line(s)Seaboard Air Line Railway
History
Opened1927
ClosedJune 19, 1978
Rebuilt1930
Original companySeaboard Air Line Railroad
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Terminus Silver Star Hollywood
toward New York
Silver Meteor
Floridian Hollywood
toward Chicago
Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station
Terminus Main Line Hialeah
toward Richmond

Miami station was an intercity passenger station originally built for the Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL). The first SAL train to Miami arrived on January 8, 1927,[1] and the station building was constructed in 1930.[2] The depot was located at 2210 NW 7th Avenue in Allapattah,[3] two miles (3.2 km) north of downtown. When Amtrak took over control of passenger services in 1971, it consolidated its interstate routes here. The station soon began to show its age, and on May 13, 1977, Amtrak began construction of a new station near the SAL's Hialeah Yards. Service was moved to the new station after June 19, 1978.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Prince, Richard E. (2000). Seaboard Air Line Railway: Steam Boats, Locomotives, and History. Indiana University Press. p. 101. ISBN 0-253-33695-3.
  2. ^ a b "New Miami Station Dedicated, Open House Celebrates Event". Amtrak News. 5 (7). Amtrak: 1–2. July 1978.
  3. ^ Kleinburg, Howard (October 25, 1986). "WPA Printed ultimate Tour Guide". The Miami News. p. 4C. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
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