Lake Worth Beach station
SFRTA Tri-Rail commuter rail station | |||||||||||||
![]() Lake Worth station in June 2018 | |||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||
Location | 1703 Lake Worth Road Lake Worth Beach, Florida | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 26°36′58″N 80°04′09″W / 26.616131°N 80.069135°W | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | South Florida Rail Corridor | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | 1989 | ||||||||||||
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Lake Worth Beach station is a Tri-Rail commuter rail station in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, at the confluence of Lake Worth Road (SR 802) and Interstate 95. Opening to service January 9, 1989, parking is available at this station, all of which is beneath I-95 on the south side of Lake Worth Road.
Station layout
[edit]The station has two side platforms and a parking lot east of the northbound platform, located underneath the Interstate 95 overpass. Access to the station is from the northbound platform, with an overpass connecting to the southbound platform.
Accidents and incidents
[edit]On January 4, 2016, A Tri-Rail passenger train derailed after colliding with a garbage truck which had broken down on a grade crossing. Twenty-two people were injured.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Sutton, Scott; Noce, Christina; Sarann, Gabrielle (4 January 2016). "Tri-Rail hits garbage truck in Lake Worth; 22 people suffer minor injuries". WPTV. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
External links
[edit]- South Florida Regional Transportation Authority - Lake Worth station
- Station from Google Maps Street View