St. Augustine Selects Location for Amtrak Station

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St. Augustine Selects Location for Amtrak Station



The Florida East Coast Railway and Amtrak project that will directly link Jacksonville to Miami via passenger rail service continues to move forward.

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[thelakelander]

Additional information about the FEC/Amtrak rail project:

[St. Auggie]

Sorry if I am just being lazy, but will there ever be a station up at JIA? This seems to make a lot of sense, so I am guessing no.

[thelakelander]

Yes, there will be a commuter rail station nearby.  So it will be possible for St. Augustine residents to catch a train in that city and take it up to JIA.

[JeffreyS]

If Amtrak stations were put in Orange Park, N.A.S and the Avenues could a seperate commuter rail system also use the facilities at those stops?

[St. Auggie]

Thanks, that looks like a good start!

[thelakelander]

If Amtrak stations were put in Orange Park, N.A.S and the Avenues could a seperate commuter rail system also use the facilities at those stops?

^Yes.  This happens right now with St. Florida's Tri-Rail system.

[jandar]

I would place it at Doctors Inlet. Plenty of land to use, and more people would use it. Those that would drive to Wells or Kingsley would just continue on to work from that point. They already fought enough traffic to get that far.

[Doctor_K]

There are no existing rails there, if I'm not mistaken.  I think the study makes use of rails already in place, no?

Can someone with more knowledge confirm that?

[fsujax]

Any service relating to commuter rail or Amtrak Inter-City service takes advantage of exisiting track.  There is a potential commuter rail station cited in Clay near Doctors Inlet. it's noted on the map above.

[jandar]

The CSX line passes across 220 east of College Dr/West of Fleming Island (and north down US17 eventually)
The FEC line passes across the street (basically) from the Avenues.

[jandar]

Any service relating to commuter rail or Amtrak Inter-City service takes advantage of exisiting track.  There is a potential commuter rail station cited in Clay near Doctors Inlet. it's noted on the map above.

And that is the first one I would build. Cleared land, just need to buy it. Nothing to demolish, room for parking, etc.

Orange Park there is no room, gotta tear something down. Lakeside, you will have a fight with homeowners about the location (and only a few limited strips of grass.)

[JeffreyS]

Any service relating to commuter rail or Amtrak Inter-City service takes advantage of exisiting track.  There is a potential commuter rail station cited in Clay near Doctors Inlet. it's noted on the map above.

And that is the first one I would build. Cleared land, just need to buy it. Nothing to demolish, room for parking, etc.

Orange Park there is no room, gotta tear something down. Lakeside, you will have a fight with homeowners about the location (and only a few limited strips of grass.)

In fact Clay County has already reserved the land for a future rail station.  Clay really wants commuter service.

[jandar]

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Still trying to find room at Lakeside, nowhere to be found.
Orange Park @ Kingsley, there is a spic of land, but there are some shanty houses that will need to be torn down.

[Doctor_K]

Any service relating to commuter rail or Amtrak Inter-City service takes advantage of exisiting track.  There is a potential commuter rail station cited in Clay near Doctors Inlet. it's noted on the map above.

My fault - I thought the inquiry was directed more towards the stretch of US17 south of the bridge over the inlet.