Station Data:

Address

600 Persimmon Avenue
Sanford, FL 32771

Location

28.81 N, 81.29 W

Elevation

8m / 25ft

Population

53,570 (Census 2010)

Staff

Staffed

Open Hours

8:00am - 4:00pm  Daily

Building

Built in 2010

Ridership

259,944 (FY2011)

Amtrak Train:

Train Name

Route

AUTO TRAIN

[ Lorton, VA - Sanford, FL ]

AMTRAK AUTO TRAIN - "Did you Know?"

■ Amtrak has provided this service since 1983.

■ It is longest passenger train in the world --- over 3/4 of a mile in length with 18  passenger cars, 33 auto carriers and two engines.

■ It transports over 130,000 automobiles and 250,000 passengers per year.

■ It carries over 650 passengers and 330 automobiles on a full train.

Visited in April 2009

Persimmon Street (Looking West)
4 / 9 / 2009

Sanford Auto Train Station Entrance
4 / 9 / 2009

Looking toward Station
4 / 9 / 2009

Check-in Point
4 / 9 / 2009

Station Building
4 / 9 / 2009

Platform Side
4 / 9 / 2009

Waiting Area #1
4 / 9 / 2009

Waiting Area #2
4 / 9 / 2009

Ticket Counter
4 / 9 / 2009

New Building Plan
4 / 9 / 2009

Looking toward Northwest (Lorton)
4 / 9 / 2009

Looking toward Southeast
4 / 9 / 2009

Auto Carrier
4 / 9 / 2009

Auto Carrier Loading/Unloading Area
4 / 9 / 2009

Maintenance Shop
4 / 9 / 2009

Maintenance Shop
4 / 9 / 2009

Visited in May 2003 and Nov. 2001

Sanford Auto Train Station Entrance
5 / 2 / 2003

Sanford Auto Train Station
5 / 2 / 2003

Platform Side
5 / 2 / 2003

Ticket Counter
5 / 2 / 2003

Waiting Area (Inside of Building)
5 / 2 / 2003

Waiting Area (Outside of Building)
5 / 2 / 2003

Auto Train #51 has arrived
5 / 2 / 2003

Auto Carriers
11 / 13 / 2001

Maintenance Shop
5 / 2 / 2003

Auto Carrier Yard
5 / 2 / 2003

Looking toward Northwest
5 / 2 / 2003

Looking toward East
5 / 2 / 2003