Sanford station (SunRail)
Sanford | |||||||||||
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Looking northwest at Sanford SunRail station from the southernmost pedestrian crossing. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 2720 West State Road 46 Sanford, Florida | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°48′47″N 81°17′55″W / 28.813168°N 81.298673°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Florida Department of Transportation | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Sanford trolley Scout | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 232 spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | SunRail: Seminole Scout: Monroe | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | May 1, 2014 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2025 | 62,733 5.5% | ||||||||||
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Sanford station is a SunRail commuter rail station in Sanford, Florida. It is the penultimate station in SunRail's phase one. It opened May 1, 2014, and marks the nine-year return of regular passenger rail service to Sanford following the closure of the Amtrak station in 2005. Sanford station is the northernmost SunRail station within Seminole County.
Sanford 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. The station is located along the north side of S.R. 46, diagonally across the road from the Sanford Amtrak Auto Train station. Other Amtrak trains that share the right-of-way with SunRail are the Silver Meteor and Silver Star trains, neither of which stop at either Sanford station. The station is also located just south of Rand Yard, a small rail yard used by CSX for freight car storage as well as SunRail for equipment maintenance and storage.
As of 2025, the station has the highest ridership of all SunRail stations in Seminole County, with 62,733 riders in the most recent fiscal year.