Tampa

"Tampa Union Station is - at least as far as Amtrak service is considered - located at the end of a roughly 35-mile spur track. Following the Silver Star’s departure from Lakeland, it travels about 30 miles to Tampa where it serves the station and then runs the same track back to Lakeland (serves the station again) and continues to the main track north or south. The station building - on the National Register of Historic Places - is the original station that was built in 1912 and refurbished in 1998. It has a very large hall with plenty of seating, restrooms and ticket/baggage service. Located minutes from downtown, TUS is about a 20-minute walk from the Tampa Riverwalk along the Hillsborough River. Amalie Arena (NHL’s Lightning), Tampa Bay History Center, The Florida Aquarium are all in south downtown. Busch Gardens is about an 8-mile drive north of the station. TUS serves Amtrak Thruway Connection buses as well as the Silver Star. One can also ride the local Hillsborough Area Regional Transit or walk a few blocks to the TECO Line Streetcar, which connects downtown to the Ybor City Historic District. "