Fact sheet: Amtrak in Florida Passengers in Florida, 2013-2019: Floridians near a station boarding & detraining (in thousands) Within 25 miles: 12,373,707 (66%) 1,099.3 Within 50 miles: 15,473,012 (82%) 1,067.5 1,016.9 936.4 Amtrak service in the state 909.2 885.0 905.4 Silver Star - Daily service Silver Meteor - Daily service Sunset Limited - suspended fall 2005 Auto Train - Daily service 24 Amtrak stations 2017 2018 2019 Chipley Crestview Deerfield Beach 23,407 21,895 21,066 DeLand 20,827 20,677 20,453 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Delray Beach 13,782 13,643 14,752 Fort Lauderdale 40,613 40,249 41,220 Quick recap, 2019 (arrivals and departures) Hollywood 24,312 22,348 21,652 Jacksonville 70,049 66,085 63,973 Coach/ First/ Kissimmee 35,416 34,774 35,726 Business Sleeper Total Lake City Passengers 740,354 165,002 905,356 Lakeland 5,305 5,040 5,400 Madison Average trip 496 miles 886 miles 567 miles Miami 64,485 63,500 62,766 Average fare $ 71.00 $293.00 $143.00 Okeechobee 3,935 3,988 4,109 Average yield, per mi 14.3¢ 33.1¢ 25.1¢ Orlando 128,831 123,990 127,187 Palatka 12,579 11,598 12,313 Top city pairs by ridership, 2019 Pensacola Sanford 228,894 224,818 236,035 1. Sanford - Lorton, VA 855 mi Sebring 15,214 13,848 14,083 2. Orlando - New York, NY 1,167 mi Tallahassee 3. Tampa - West Palm Beach 192 mi Tampa 106,534 105,664 110,312 4. Orlando - Tampa 56 mi West Palm Beach 52,973 52,572 53,717 5. Miami - Tampa 257 mi Winter Haven 20,598 20,515 19,757 6. Orlando - Washington, DC 942 mi Winter Park 27,253 25,844 27,047 7. Fort Lauderdale - Tampa 235 mi 8. Orlando - West Palm Beach 248 mi 12 Thruway stops 9. Miami - New York, NY 1,480 mi 2017 2018 2019 10. Miami - Orlando 313 mi Bradenton-Ellenton 1,916 1,673 1,307 Top city pairs by revenue, 2019 Dade City 524 382 369 Daytona Beach 776 675 652 Fort Myers 4,225 4,147 4,074 1. Sanford - Lorton, VA 855 mi Gainesville 2,484 2,276 2,319 2. Orlando - New York, NY 1,167 mi Ocala 2,901 2,630 2,557 3. Orlando - Washington, DC 942 mi Port Charlotte 1,147 1,130 951 4. Miami - New York, NY 1,480 mi Sarasota 2,933 3,095 3,335 5. Jacksonville - New York, NY 1,020 mi St Pete-Clearwater 5,881 5,413 5,468 6. Fort Lauderdale - New York, NY 1,458 mi The Villages 542 483 480 7. Miami - Washington, DC 1,255 mi Waldo 105 111 96 8. Orlando - Philadelphia, PA 1,076 mi Wildwood 797 751 606 9. West Palm Beach - New York, NY 1,415 mi 10. Tampa - New York, NY 1,223 mi Top statewide officials Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) http://www.flgov.com Sen. Marco Rubio (R) 1200 G St NW, Ste 240 http://rubio.senate.gov Washington, DC 20005 (202) 408-8362 Sen. Rick Scott (R) railpassengers.org http://rickscott.senate.gov Copyright 2020 Rail Passengers Association 20200405.