Lakeland station
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Lakeland station is an Amtrak train station in Lakeland, Florida, served by the daily Template:Lnl. The station is located on the northern shore of Lake Mirror. The Floridian doubles back between Auburndale and Tampa to serve Tampa station. Each train serves Lakeland twice – both before and after serving Tampa – so that passengers to/from Lakeland do not have to ride the Tampa portion of the route.[1]Template:Refn
History
The original Lakeland station's structure was opened by the South Florida Railroad in 1886 as a two-story wooden edifice that burned down in 1901. The replacement proved to be inadequate for contemporary railroad needs and was replaced in 1910 by the South Florida Railroad's successor, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL), with a one-story brick building. This too would be hit by a fire on January 1, 1918 that caused $25,000 worth of damage. The building was given a second story and reopened on January 31, 1919.
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Lakeland was a junction for the ACL's north-south and east-west routes. Named trains making stops in Lakeland included the City of Miami, Dixie Flyer, Flamingo, Floridian, Havana Special, Palmetto, Seminole, South Wind and West Coast Champion.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Construction began in November 1959 for a new station, funded by the city, west of the downtown area. It opened on September 1, 1960.[2] The ACL merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL) on July 1, 1967, to become the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL).
Amtrak took over passenger service in 1971, with the Template:Lnl serving Lakeland. It was also served by the Champion until 1979 and the Silver Palm from 1982 to 1985. The Silver Star ceased serving Lakeland briefly in 1994–1995 when the Palmetto took over the Tampa branch, and again in 1996 when the Silver Palm did so. The current station was built in 1998 about Script error: No such module "convert". east of the 1960-built station. The Silver Palm (Palmetto after 2002) was cut back in 2004 and stopped serving Lakeland; the Silver Star resumed serving Lakeland.
On April 15, 2009, a decomposed female body was discovered by a passenger waiting for a late-running train.[3] The body was identified as 34-year-old Shawn Hazel Turk; in August 2011, Reginald Riggins was arrested in connection with her death.[4] Riggins was later convicted of murdering of Turk and was sentenced to 25 years in prison.[5]
On November 10, 2024, the Silver Star was merged with the Template:Lnl as the Floridian.[6]
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- Amtrak stations in Florida
- Buildings and structures in Lakeland, Florida
- Transportation buildings and structures in Polk County, Florida
- Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach stations in Florida
- Former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad stations
- 1998 establishments in Florida
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1998