Brightline’s passenger rail service between Orlando and Miami has officially commenced with the first train completing the 235 mile journey on September 22, 2023. The first train, Bright Pink, arrived in Orlando at 11:05 a.m. and was greeted by more than 500 elected officials, business leaders, community partners and company leaders from across the state.
Read MoreBrightline+ Partners With Uber To Offer Rideshare At Brightline's 5 South Florida Train Stations
Brightline and Uber have entered into a new partnership that will make getting around South Florida seamless and convenient. The new collaboration will offer guests a familiar rideshare option integrated within Brightline’s app, making it easier to get to and from all of Brightline’s five South Florida stations. The partnership is designed to meet customer demand and enhance Brightline+, a mobility service that already includes airport shuttles, event shuttles and electric golf carts.
Read MoreBrightline Reveals New Renderings Giving First Look Inside Its Future Orlando Station
Brightline, the only provider of modern, eco-friendly, intercity rail in America, is pulling back the curtain on Central Florida’s latest attraction, Brightline’s Orlando Station. Brightline has released a video and renderings of the future station, located at Orlando International Airport, that will connect millions and regionalize the state.
Read MoreBrightline Opens New Stations In Aventura and Boca Raton
Brightline, the only provider of modern, eco-friendly, intercity rail in America, along with its partners in Boca Raton, Aventura, celebrated the ribbon cutting of its Aventura and Boca Raton train stations. Congressman Carlos Gimenez and Mayors Daniella Levine Cava, Scott Singer and Howard Weinburg were joined by Brightline executives to officially launch the highly-anticipated new stations. The first day of service for Boca Raton and Aventura is December 21, 2022.
Read MoreBrightline Gives A Sneak Peak Preview At The Nearly Completed Aventura Station
On November 2, 2022, Brightline, the only provider of modern, eco-friendly, intercity rail in America, along with Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sally Heyman and City of Aventura Mayor Enid Weisman held a first look of the future Aventura station, which is set to open in weeks. County and city officials were joined by members of the media and the Citizens’ Independent Transportation Trust (CITT) as some of the first to preview the Aventura Station.
Read MoreBrightline Tops Off Aventura Station With Placement of 131-Foot Long Pedestrian Skybridge
Brightline, the only provider of modern, eco-friendly, intercity rail in America, along with its contractor Lemartec, has topped off the Aventura Station. The topping off took place in the early morning hours of October 8 and consisted of putting into place a 131-foot long, 68-ton pedestrian skybridge on two 41-foot-high vertical transportation towers over a 90-minute period.
Read MoreBrightline Completes First Major Construction Zone For Orlando Extension
Brightline has completed its first major construction zone (Zone 2) on its 170-mile extension from West Palm Beach to Orlando International Airport (OIA). One of four zones along this extension, Zone 2 is a 3.5-mile-long section on Brightline’s corridor leading into OIA and represents one of the most complex and challenging areas for construction in the entire project.
Read MoreBrightline And Disney Announce Plans To Build A Train Station In Walt Disney World Connecting To Orlando International Airport And Miami
Brightline has recently announced a plan to build a new train station at Walt Disney World in Orlando, connecting directly to Orlando International Airport and Miami. Brightline, who currently operates trains between Miami and West Palm Beach, has been seeking expansion to Orlando since launching in 2018.
Read MoreLicense Agreement Ends Between Brightline And Virgin Trains USA Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The partnership between Brightline and Virgin Trains has been terminated amid the COVID-19 pandemic and South Florida’s new commuter train service will go back to using the Brightline brand. The train service which runs between Downtown Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, has not run since March 25 and has laid off 250 employees.
Read MoreMeridiam Becomes Lead Investment Partner in Miami Beach Monorail Consortium’s Beach Corridor Plan
The Miami Beach Monorail Consortium has announced that the global infrastructure investment firm Meridiam has become the lead investment partner for the Consortium’s proposed mass transit monorail that would connect Downtown Miami and Miami Beach.
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