AdventHealth station (formerly Florida Hospital Health Village station) is a SunRail commuter rail station in Orlando, Florida. The station serves the AdventHealth Orlando hospital complex, the Lake Ivanhoe and College Park neighborhoods, and Loch Haven Park, a municipal park which contains the Orlando Museum of Art, the Orlando Science Center, and the Orlando Shakespeare Theater.[3]
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.[4] Adventist Health System, which owns the hospital, built a regional headquarters building next to the station.[5]
The station was soft opened on April 3, 2014. All four Orlando stations held a grand opening on April 30, and SunRail entered service the following day.[6] In July, Florida Hospital installed additional crossing arms and medians to four streets around the station, which allowed the area to be declared a quiet zone.[7] The city of Orlando also expanded sidewalks and bike trails in Loch Haven Park to improve its connection to the station.[8]
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.[9] The resulting art piece, a 41x13 ft mural painted by Martha Lent, was installed on December 16, 2016, and is visible from the northbound platform.[10]
In early 2019, the Florida Hospital Health Village complex was renamed to AdventHealth Health Village. The station's name was changed accordingly.[11]
External links
References
- SunRail Connections LYNX, Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority, retrieved 2024-05-23^
- SunRail Monthly Ridership By Station FY 2025 SunRail, Florida Department of Transportation, retrieved 2025-12-13^
- Matthew Broffman. Photo Tour: Florida Hospital Health Village SunRail Station Progress Bungalower, 2014-01-22, retrieved 2023-01-11^
- Michael W. Freeman. SunRail may help to create urban "villages," advocates say Orlando Sentinel, Tribune Company, 2014-02-27, retrieved 2024-05-23^
- Scott Powers. Adventist to open new HQ for Florida Orlando Sentinel, Tribune Company, 2014-03-17^
- Orlando releases SunRail station schedule Orlando Sentinel, Tribune Company, 2014-04-02^
- Matthew Broffman. Rail Quiet Zones to Start this Summer for Some Crossings Bungalower, 2014-07-10, retrieved 2023-01-11^
- Matthew Broffman. Arts Groups Working Together to Improve Loch Haven Park Bungalower, 2013-10-25, retrieved 2024-05-23^
- Matthew Broffman. City seeks public art for SunRail station at Loch Haven Park Bungalower, 2014-12-03, retrieved 2022-01-11^
- Brendan O'Connor. Local artwork installed at Florida Hospital SunRail station Bungalower, 2016-12-18, retrieved 2023-01-11^
- Technical Advisory Committee: Quarterly Update (January 9, 2019) SunRail, Florida Department of Transportation, 2019-01-09^