AdventHealth Station
The station is located at the intersection of Princeton Street (SR 438) and North Orange Avenue (SR 527) between two AdventHealth Orlando parking garages. It is the northernmost SunRail stop in the city limits of Orlando.
History
SunRail was constructed along the CSX A-Line, a rail corridor which was constructed in 1880 by the South Florida Railroad. Of the four stations in Orlando proper, Florida Hospital Health Village was the only station built from scratch: Church Street and Orlando Health/Amtrak were built at former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad stations, and LYNX Central was built at an existing bus station.
Florida Hospital included the station in plans for Health Village, a mixed-use district that would include apartments, restaurants, and retail in the area surrounding the hospital. Adventist Health System, which owns the hospital, built a regional headquarters building next to the station.
The station was soft opened on April 3, 2014. All four Orlando stations held a grand opening on April 30, 2014, and SunRail entered service the following day.
In July 2014, Florida Hospital installed additional crossing arms and medians to four streets around the station, which allowed the area to be declared a quiet zone. The city of Orlando also expanded sidewalks and bike trails in Loch Haven Park to improve its connection to the station.
In December 2014, Orlando began soliciting local artists for a $50,000 public art piece, which would be installed at the station and serve as an "entry point" for the nearby Loch Haven Park. The resulting art piece, a 41-by-13-foot (12.5 m × 4.0 m) mural painted by Martha Lent, was installed on December 16, 2016 and is visible from the northbound platform.
In early 2019, the Florida Hospital Health Village complex was renamed to AdventHealth Orlando. The station's name was changed accordingly.
References
- ^ "SunRail Connections". LYNX. Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "SunRail Annual Ridership by Station: Fiscal Year to Date, July 2022 – June 2023" (PDF). SunRail. Florida Department of Transportation.
- ^ Broffman, Matthew (January 22, 2014). "Photo Tour: Florida Hospital Health Village SunRail Station Progress". Bungalower. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ Freeman, Michael W. (February 27, 2014). "SunRail may help to create urban "villages," advocates say". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Company. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ Powers, Scott (March 17, 2014). "Adventist to open new HQ for Florida". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Company. pp. D1 – via NewsBank.
- ^ "Orlando releases SunRail station schedule". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Company. April 2, 2014. pp. O11 – via NewsBank.
- ^ Broffman, Matthew (July 10, 2014). "Rail Quiet Zones to Start this Summer for Some Crossings". Bungalower. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ Broffman, Matthew (October 25, 2013). "Arts Groups Working Together to Improve Loch Haven Park". Bungalower. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ Broffman, Matthew (December 3, 2014). "City seeks public art for SunRail station at Loch Haven Park". Bungalower. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ O'Connor, Brendan (December 18, 2016). "Local artwork installed at Florida Hospital SunRail station". Bungalower. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Technical Advisory Committee: Quarterly Update (January 9, 2019)" (PDF). SunRail. Florida Department of Transportation. January 9, 2019. pp. 19, 42.
External links
Media related to AdventHealth station at Wikimedia Commons
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