 The Seaboard Coast Line ran intercity train service to the city until 1971.There is no Amtrak train which stops in Sarasota, but Amtrak provides through-bus service at Sarasota Station, located approximately from the city limits of Sarasota, to the nearest Amtrak terminal in Tampa.A freight-only rail line operated by Seminole Gulf Railway does serve industries in Sarasota.