On June 8, the Titusville City Council officially decided to take advantage of the opportunity to lease the former historic Florida East Coast Railway station in downtown Titusville to serve as the Amtrak station once service begins. The facility currently houses the FEC signal maintainers and maintenance of way personnel who will be relocated. The station, built in the mid-1920's, will be restored to again serve passengers but will not be staffed with an agent.
The City of Cocoa will also lease from the FEC the former passenger station located on U.S. 1. This is a larger facility built in the mid-1950's and will likely have a full-time passenger agent once Amtrak service begins. Because of the larger size, the city also is planning this as an intermodal facility that will likely include Greyhound and other transportation options.
Amtrak service on the FEC is expected to begin within three years once the application for a federal funding grant is approved and the additional passenger equipment is available.