Brightline Completes Rail Line Connecting Orlando to South Florida
A major milestone was announced this week that is sure to revolutionize the way that people in the Sunshine State get to Disney World! Brightline’s high-speed rail connection between Orlando and South Florida is now COMPLETE! The new rail line extends 170 miles with 56 bridges connecting Central and South Florida!
The company took to Twitter to share the good news. You can check out Brightline’s tweet below!
It’s official. Construction to Orlando is finally complete – paving the way for the launch of service between Central and South Florida this summer ππ pic.twitter.com/96F38KStpZ
β Brightline (@GoBrightline) June 21, 2023
If you’ve been following along with MickeyBlog you’ll know that work on the high-speed rail line started just before the pandemic in 2019. In 2020 the service between Miami and West Palm Beach went into operation. Now that the entire line is complete, Brightline will offer 16 daily round-trip voyages with hourly departures that connect Miami and Orlando!


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So what’s the next step with Brightline’s South Florida to Orlando route? High-speed testing will start taking place between West Palm Beach and Orlando. A recent piece on WESH said that the train will reach speeds of 110 miles per hour. Testing is expected to continue through July!
According to ClickOrlando, Brightline hosted a “Bright Spike” Ceremony at the new train station at Orlando International Airport.
As we previously reported here at MickeyBlog, service will begin on the line later this summer. You can find out more here. One-way fares between Orlando and Miami start at $79 for coach service.
This is a story that we will continue to follow closely. Readers are encouraged to keep following along with MickeyBlog for further Walt Disney World news and updates.
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Sources: ClickOrlando, WESH