Okeechobee, FL
The previous station building, built in 1924
General information
Location801 North Parrott Avenue (US 441)
Okeechobee, Florida
United States
Coordinates27°15′06″N 80°49′48″W / 27.25178°N 80.82991°W / 27.25178; -80.82991
Line(s)Auburndale Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: OKE
History
Opened1924
RebuiltOctober 25, 1986,[1] 2011[2]
Passengers
FY 20224,104[3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
West Palm Beach
toward Miami
 Silver Star Sebring
toward New York
     Silver Meteor does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Sebring
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Limited
1993–1996
 West Palm Beach
toward Miami
West Palm Beach
toward Miami
 Palmetto
2002–2004
 Sebring
toward New York
Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station
Indiantown
toward Miami
 Main Line Sebring
toward Richmond

Okeechobee station is a train station in Okeechobee, Florida, served by Amtrak.

Background

The previous depot at the site was built in 1924 for the Seaboard Air Line Railway, and was demolished in 2014.[4] Amtrak currently uses an adjacent shelter constructed in 2011. Built of red brick-accented with cream-colored, rock-faced stonework, the shelter has a waiting room with large windows. The $1.5 million project was funded through Amtrak's "Mobility First" initiative under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Stemen, John (October 26, 1986). "400 Celebrate New Rail Stop in Okeechobee". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. pp. 1B, 8B. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. 1 2 "Okeechobee, FL (OKE)". Great American Stations (Amtrak). 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Amtrak - Okeechobee, FL (OKE)". USA Rail Guide (TrainWeb). January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.

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