Dade City, FL | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Platform side view of Dade City station | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 14218U.S. Highway 98 Dade City, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Amtrak | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lines | Amtrak Thruway service to theSilver Meteor andSilver Star | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 (2 active) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Pasco County Public Transportation | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | DDE | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Dade City Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Dade City,Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°21′52″N82°11′4″W / 28.36444°N 82.18444°W /28.36444; -82.18444 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1912[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Masonry Vernacular | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 94000706[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | July 15, 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Dade City station is arailroad station and historic site located inDade City,Florida,United States. The station is located on CSX's S-Line, which runs along the east side of the building. On July 15, 1994, it was added to theU.S.National Register of Historic Places.
Built in 1912 by theAtlantic Coast Line Railroad (nowCSX Transportation), it is located on theU.S. 98/301 Bypass, across the street from East Meridian Avenue (SR 52). Until 1957 it served as a station on theirHigh Springs—Lakeland Line fromTrilby to Tampa, serving the ACL'sSouthland en route toTampa.[3]
In 1971, most passenger service in the United States was transferred to Amtrak, but Dade City still remained without passenger service.[4] Throughout the latter part of the 20th century, Amtrak would move trains off and onto the S-Line. Some of these trains include theSilver Meteor,Silver Star,Floridian, andPalmetto. However, Dade City still remained without service. Finally, in 1990,Amtrak brought passenger service back to Dade City by rerouting theSilver Star over the S-Line throughOcala andWildwood, FL toMiami.[5] Amtrak later rerouted theSilver Star again to the CSX A-Line throughOrlando in 1996, and instead revived theSilver Palm along the S-Line, where it would keep its name, sleepers, and diner until 2002. In 2002, the train would be renamed back toPalmetto.[6][7] Two years later, thePalmetto was truncated toSavannah, Georgia on November 1, 2004, prompting Amtrak to reviveSilver Star service to Tampa along the CSX A-Line shared by the currentSilver Meteor, and part of the suspendedSunset Limited, and ending passenger service to Dade City once again. Today, the station operates as a museum, andAmtrak Thruway bus service betweenJacksonville andLakeland still uses the station building.
The station was preserved and reopened as a tourist destination with a grand re-opening held on October 23, 2008.[2] Through efforts from the city and local residents, the depot was transformed into the Dade City Heritage and Cultural Museum in 2018, where it now houses artifacts, photographs, documents, and records of historic places and longtime residents of Dade City. The museum consists of a main exhibition space, a model train room, and a Community Archive and Reading Room, where residents can conduct research on Dade City's people and history. The museum is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit and maintains close ties to the city of Dade City.
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