Hollywood station (Florida)

Hollywood station is a train station in Hollywood, Florida, which is served by Tri-Rail and Amtrak. The station is located at 3001 Hollywood Boulevard, just west of I-95 and State Road 9.

Hollywood, FL
Amtrak station SFRTA Tri-Rail commuter rail station
Hollywood Amtrak and former Seaboard Air Line Railway station (left) and Tri-Rail station (rear).
Location	3001 Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood, Florida
Coordinates	26°0′42.44″N 80°10′4.12″W
Owned by	Florida Department of Transportation
Line(s)	South Florida Rail Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Broward County Transit: 7, 107
Construction
Structure type	at grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	HOL
Fare zone	5
History
Opened	1928[1]
Rebuilt	2002
Passengers
2013	34,869[2]  10.1% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Miami Terminus Silver Star Fort Lauderdale toward New York Silver Meteor Preceding station Tri-Rail Following station Golden Glades toward Miami Airport Tri-Rail Sheridan Street toward Mangonia Park
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Fort Lauderdale toward Los Angeles Sunset Limited 1993-1996 Miami Terminus Miami Terminus Palmetto 2002-2004 Fort Lauderdale toward New York Floridian Fort Lauderdale toward Chicago Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station Opa-locka toward Tampa or Miami Main Line Fort Lauderdale toward Richmond
Future services Preceding station Tri-Rail Following station Golden Glades toward Downtown Miami Downtown Miami Link (TBD) Sheridan Street toward Mangonia Park

History

Seaboard Air Line Railway

View of west side of station

The original station, which is used solely by Amtrak, is a former Seaboard Air Line Railway depot designed in the prevalent Mediterranean Revival style by Gustav Maass of the West Palm Beach architectural firm Harvey & Clarke.[3] Although the first Seaboard passenger train arrived in January 1927, the station did not open until 1928, in what was then a remote area of Hollywood.[1]

The station consists of three distinct sections. The southern end of the building contains the passenger station, while the northern end consists of the freight room and docks. The center section of the station contains the baggage room. Entry into the passenger waiting room is through doors on the southern end. On the west side of the building is a separate entrance into what was, in keeping with racial segregation laws of the era, the "colored" waiting room; it was converted into railroad offices by the Seaboard in 1963.[3]

Also in 1963, the Seaboard added a large Spanish-style barrel tile canopy to shelter the southern entrance, modifying the architectural details of the two entry porticos.[3] At the same time, the railroad replaced the concrete-etched station signs on either end of the building with copper signs. The station is virtually identical to the Fort Lauderdale Seaboard station to the north.

The station was served by, among other Seaboard trains, the Orange Blossom Special until 1953, and the Silver Meteor beginning in 1939. Amtrak maintained Silver Meteor service to the station when it took over intercity passenger train service in 1971. Both the Silver Meteor and Amtrak's Silver Star continue to use the station.

Tri-Rail commuter service

In 1988, through an agreement with CSX Transportation, the successor to Seaboard, the Florida Department of Transportation acquired the station as part of the state's South Florida Rail Corridor. In January 1989, the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) began using the station as a Tri-Rail stop. While Amtrak is the long-term lessee of the original station's ticket office, waiting room, baggage room, and platform, and the city of Hollywood is the long-term lessee of the freight room, Tri-Rail uses additional facilities built immediately to north of the old depot. The station is the southernmost Tri-Rail stop in Broward County.

Due in part to Tri-Rail's presence, Amtrak trains only stop southbound to discharge passengers and stop northbound to receive passengers bound for points north of West Palm Beach.

Station layout

The station as viewed from Hollywood Boulevard

The station has two side platforms and a station house with parking west of the southbound platform.

M	Mezzanine	Crossover between platforms
P Platform level
	Street level	Entrance/exit, station house, buses, parking
	Side platform
	Track 1	←      Tri-Rail toward Miami Airport (Golden Glades) ←      Silver Service toward Miami (Terminus)
	Track 2	←      Tri-Rail toward Mangonia Park (Sheridan Street) → ←      Silver Service toward New York (Fort Lauderdale) →
	Side platform

Gallery

• 
  View of south end of station
• 
  View of east side of station
• 
  View of north side of station

References

1. Ray, Daniel P. (Apr 23, 1989). "Back On Track: Tri-rail Is Creating A New Heyday For Hollywood's 61-year-old Station". Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. December 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
3. "Draft Resolution Supporting Historic Designation of Hollywood Seaboard Air Line Railway Station" (PDF). Staff Summary Request. City of Hollywood. 2004-04-24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-05-09.

External links

• Photograph of station in 1920s
• Inaugural run of Silver Meteor arriving at station in 1939
• Hollywood, FL – Amtrak
• South Florida Regional Transportation Authority – Hollywood station
• Hollywood Amtrak/Tri-Rail Station (USA Rail Guide – TrainWeb)
• Station from Hollywood Boulevard from Google Maps Street View
• Hollywood (HOL)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)