This article is about the passenger rail service in Florida. For the proposed inter-city rail route between Las Vegas, NV, and Southern California, see Brightline West.
For other uses, see Bright line (disambiguation).
Brightline
Brightline train at Southern Blvd in 2017
Overview
Service type
Higher-speed inter-city rail
Locale
Florida, United States
First service
January 13, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-01-13)
Current operator(s)
Florida East Coast Industries
Ridership
2,053,893 (2023) [1]
Website
gobrightline.com
Route
Termini
Miami Orlando
Stops
6
Distance travelled
235 mi (378 km)[2]
Average journey time
3.5 hours
Service frequency
Hourly
On-board services
Class(es)
Premium (business class)
Smart (coach)
Disabled access
Level boarding
Seating arrangements
2×2 (smart)
2×1 (premium)
Catering facilities
At-seat service
Baggage facilities
Overhead racks, checked baggage available
Technical
Rolling stock
Siemens Charger SCB-40 locomotives
Siemens Venture trainsets
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed
Orlando-Cocoa:
125 mph (200 km/h)
Cocoa-West Palm Beach:
110 mph (175 km/h)[3]
West Palm Beach-Miami:
79 mph (130 km/h)
Track owner(s)
Florida East Coast Railway (Miami-Cocoa) Brightline (Cocoa-Orlando)
Route map
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Legend
to Tampa (proposed)
"Basecamp"
(Vehicle Maintenance Facility)
Orlando
I-95
to Jacksonville (proposed)
Cocoa
(planned)
St. Sebastian River
St. Lucie River
Stuart
(planned)
Loxahatchee River
"Workshop b"
(Running Repair Facility)
West Palm Beach
Boca Raton
Fort Lauderdale
New River
I-595
Port Everglades Expressway
Aventura
Tri-Rail
to Metrorail Transfer
I-195
I-395
Dolphin Expressway
Metrorail
to Miami International Airport or Palmetto
Metromover
to School Board
MiamiCentral
Government Center
Metromover
to Financial District
Metrorail
to Dadeland South
All stations are accessible
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Brightline (reporting mark BLFX) is an inter-city rail route in the United States that runs between Miami and Orlando, Florida. Part of the route runs on track owned and shared by the Florida East Coast Railway.
Brightline is the only privately owned and operated intercity passenger railroad in the United States. Its development started in March 2012 as All Aboard Florida by Florida East Coast Industries, a Floridian real estate developer owned by Fortress Investment Group. Construction began in November 2014 and the route began revenue service in January 2018, initially between Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach; the Miami to Fort Lauderdale segment began revenue service in May of that year. Infill stations at Aventura and Boca Raton opened in December 2022, and the West Palm Beach to Orlando segment began revenue service in September 2023.[4] Additional stops are being planned for the route.[5]
Brightline's maximum operating speed is 125 mph (200 km/h). Trains cover the 235 mi (378 km)[2] route in 3 hours and 25 minutes,[6] with an average speed of 69 mph (111 km/h).
^"Brightline Carries 2M Passengers In 2023, Up 67%, January 2024". January 25, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
^"Brightline Orlando Ridership Nears 100K Per Month, Speed Increase Announced". The Next Miami. December 14, 2023.[permanent dead link]
^Mazzei, Patricia; Chokshi, Niraj (September 22, 2023). "Arriving Now: Fast Passenger Trains From Miami to Orlando". The New York Times. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
^"Brightline Plans to Commence Orlando Operations in Q2". The Next Miami. February 14, 2023. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
^"Brightline Florida Train Schedule". Brightline. 2023. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
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