Sanford station (Amtrak)

Sanford, FL
Auto Train passenger cars at Sanford station in October 2010
General information
Location	600 South Persimmon Avenue Sanford, Florida United States
Coordinates	28°48′26″N 81°17′20″W / 28.80709°N 81.28885°W / 28.80709; -81.28885
Owned by	Amtrak
Platforms	1 island platform
Connections	Sanford trolley
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: SFA
History
Opened	1971
Closed	1981–1983
Rebuilt	2009–2010
Passengers
FY 2023	272,896[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Terminus Auto Train Florence (Service stop only) toward Lorton
Former services Preceding station auto-train Following station Terminus Sanford–Lorton Lorton Terminus Sanford–Louisville 1974–1977 Louisville Terminus
Former services at ACL station Preceding station Amtrak Following station DeLand toward Los Angeles Sunset Limited 1993–2005 Winter Park toward Orlando or Miami Winter Park toward St. Petersburg Floridian DeLand toward Chicago Winter Park toward Miami Silver Meteor Until 2005 DeLand toward New York Silver Star Until 2005 Preceding station Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Following station Lake Mary toward Tampa Main Line Benson Junction toward Richmond New Upsala toward Fort Mason Fort Mason – Sanford Terminus Cedar Avenue toward St. Petersburg Orange Belt Railway
Location

Sanford station is a railroad terminal in Sanford, Florida. It is the southern terminus for Amtrak's Auto Train, which runs between this station and Lorton, Virginia. Amtrak reported in its fiscal years 2021 and 2022 reports that the station is Amtrak's busiest station in Florida. It reported station ridership of 269,381 according to the 2022 report.^[2][3]

As of 2022, the Auto Train loads its passengers on two tracks in Sanford, as no single track is long enough for all of the passenger railcars. A railroad crossing runs through the middle of Sanford's rail yard, an unusual situation for a modern station and yard.