Lynx Central Station
Lynx Central Station | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Lynx Central Bus station and SunRail commuter rail Station | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Bus platforms (Lynx offices behind) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |
455 North Garland Avenue Orlando, Florida 32801 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°32′55″N 81°22′51″W / 28.5485°N 81.3809°WCoordinates: 28°32′55″N 81°22′51″W / 28.5485°N 81.3809°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |
  : 34 Routes Orange Line[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-Grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Orange | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened |
2004 (bus station) May 1, 2014 (rail station) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lynx Central Station is an intermodal transit station in Orlando, Florida. It serves the Lynx bus system and SunRail commuter rail, and is home to Lynx's administrative offices.
It near the federal and Orange County Courthouse, the Amway Center and FAMU College of Law. Additionally it provides access to downtown Orlando's businesses, shopping, entertainment and recreational venues.[2]
Bus station
The current bus terminal at Lynx Central Station opened in 2004.[3] It is the central hub of the Lynx network, servicing nearly 30 separate bus routes.[4] The 18,000-square-foot (1,700 m2) terminal has an air-conditioned waiting area, with access to the zero-fare Lymmo bus (Link 31) in Downtown Orlando.[5]
SunRail station
The station is one of two SunRail commuter rail stations serving downtown Orlando, the other being Church Street Station. It provides easy transfer for SunRail commuters to the nearly 30 Lynx bus routes at the station. It will also be the hub for any future expansion of the SunRail system.[2] The station is located along the former CSX A-Line (originally constructed by the South Florida Railroad) and is typical of most SunRail stations featuring canopies consisting of white aluminum poles supporting sloped green roofs and includes ticket vending machines, ticket validators, emergency call boxes, drinking fountains, and separate platforms designed for passengers in wheelchairs. A transit-oriented development called Crescent Central Station is located adjacent to the station and features a 280-unit, multi-story luxury apartment community along with 14,600 square feet of retail space.[6]
References
- ↑ "SunRail Connections". Golynx.com.
- 1 2 Centella Consulting. "LYNX Central Station". Sunrail.com. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
- ↑ "LYNX About Us". Golynx.com. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
- ↑ "LYNX system map" (PDF). Golynx.com. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
- ↑ "Downtown Orlando: Lynx Central Station". Goflorida.about.com. 2010-04-29. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
- ↑ "Downtown Orlando's Crescent Central Station part of $700 million sale". Orlando Business Journal. October 31, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
External links
Media related to Lynx Central Station at Wikimedia Commons- LYNX Central Station (SunRail)