Brightline

Route map
	Legend
	"Basecamp"
	(Vehicle Maintenance Facility)
	"Workshop b"
	(Running Repair Facility)
	I-595
	Port Everglades Expressway
	Tri-Rail
	to Metrorail Transfer
	I-395
	Dolphin Expressway
	Metrorail
	to Miami International Airport or Palmetto
	Metromover
	to School Board
	Metromover
	to Financial District
	Metrorail
	to Dadeland South
	All stations are accessible
	This diagram: view; talk; edit;

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
Current operator(s)	Florida East Coast Industries
Ridership	2,053,893 (2023)
Website	gobrightline.com
Route
Termini	Miami; Orlando
Stops	6
Distance travelled	235 mi (378 km)
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); West Palm Beach-Miami:; 79 mph (130 km/h);
Track owner(s)	Miami-Cocoa:; Florida East Coast Railway; Cocoa-Orlando:; Brightline;
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	"Basecamp"
	(Vehicle Maintenance Facility)
	"Workshop b"
	(Running Repair Facility)
	I-595
	Port Everglades Expressway
	Tri-Rail
	to Metrorail Transfer
	I-395
	Dolphin Expressway
	Metrorail
	to Miami International Airport or Palmetto
	Metromover
	to School Board
	Metromover
	to Financial District
	Metrorail
	to Dadeland South
	All stations are accessible
	This diagram: view; talk; edit;

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.
^ ^a ^b "Brightline High-Speed Rail Project". Railway Technology. 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
^ "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.

[thenext-2024-1] "Brightline Carries 2M Passengers In 2023, Up 67%, January 2024". January 25, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024.

[Length-2] "Brightline High-Speed Rail Project". Railway Technology. 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2023.

[3] "Brightline Orlando Ridership Nears 100K Per Month, Speed Increase Announced". The Next Miami. December 14, 2023.^{[permanent dead link]}

[orlandoopen-4] Mazzei, Patricia; Chokshi, Niraj (September 22, 2023). "Arriving Now: Fast Passenger Trains From Miami to Orlando". The New York Times. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[5] "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.

[Schedule-6] "Brightline Florida Train Schedule". Brightline. 2023. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2023.

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