Sand Lake Road station
Sand Lake Road | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| SunRail commuter rail Station | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Sunrail train at Sand Lake Road station in May 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |
8030 South Orange Avenue (SR 527) Pine Castle, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°27′11″N 81°22′00″W / 28.4530604°N 81.3665401°WCoordinates: 28°27′11″N 81°22′00″W / 28.4530604°N 81.3665401°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Florida Department of Transportation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |
SunRail: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |
  : #11, #18, #42, #111, #208, #418[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-Grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 429 Spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | Orange | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | May 1, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2014) | 410 daily (SunCard) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sand Lake Road station is a train station in the Pine Castle area of Orange County, Florida. It is the current southern terminus of SunRail, the commuter rail service of Central Florida, and will remain so until Phase 2 South is completed in 2017. The station is the first passenger station to exist in Pine Castle since the decline of service from the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.[2]
Station
The Sand Lake Road station began construction in 2013, built on a parcel of previously undeveloped land on Orange Avenue (SR 527), just north of Sand Lake Road. It is flanked by industrial buildings to the north, and a McDonald's restaurant 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 former CSX A-Line (originally constructed by the South 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 of Pine Castle, Sky Lake, Belle Isle and Taft. It is also served by the Lynx bus system via Links 11, 18, 42 and 111, along with two new routes: Xpress Link 208, which connects it to the Lynx Intermodal Terminal in Kissimmee; and FastLink 418, which connects it to Meadow Woods, Lake Nona and The Florida Mall.[1] Links 11,42 and 111 provide service to and from Orlando International Airport, while Links 42 and 111 provide service to SeaWorld Orlando, with Link 42 via the International Drive tourism area and Orange County Convention Center.[3]
The first train each day arrives Monday through Friday at 6:00am and departs at 6:15am. Arrivals and departures are scheduled every 30 minutes during mornings and evenings. The final arrival of the morning service is scheduled for 11:00am, followed by the first afternoon departure 15 minutes later. There are two afternoon arrivals scheduled for 1:30pm and 4:00pm, with evening service beginning with the 4:15pm departure. The final arrival of the day is scheduled for 10:08pm, with the final departure of the day following at 10:20pm.[4]
References
- 1 2 "SunRail Connections". Lynx.
- ↑ "Atlantic Coast Line - Jacksonville to Sarasota". Robert Mortell's Road and Rail Pictures.
- ↑ "Brochure: SunRail Connections" (PDF). Lynx.
- ↑ SunRail. "SunRail timetable" (PDF).
External links
- Sand Lake Road Station, SunRail website