Brightline’s Aventura & Boca Raton Stations Under Construction
May 12, 2021 May 12, 2021
With a green light to build new stations in Aventura and Boca Raton, the South Florida’s Brightline rail system is moving ahead. Just this January, the high-speed rail company announced that its Miami to Orlando line is 50% complete and on track for a December 2022 completion.
Brightline further announced it’s expecting to finalize this month up to five new station locations in Miami Dade County for a separately branded commuter rail service. Read more about that development here.
Rendering of Brightline Aventura Station.
Here’s how construction is coming along on the newly announced stations:
- Aventura – Groundbreaking took place last September and crews are currently on the ground
- Boca Raton – This April, contractors started building a temporary parking lot and community garden, which will act as a starting point for the permanent station and parking garage to come up.
- PortMiami – Talks are underway as negotiations are on hold due to the pandemic
A time-effective, environmentally-friendly solution to Miami’s well-known traffic woes, the Brightline is one of the most highly anticipated public transit networks planned for Miami and the State of Florida. It boasts of a 100% carbon neutral footprint and already connects Miami to Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. With an average speed of 79-125 miles per hour, it takes about 30 minutes to get to Fort Lauderdale, 60 minutes to West Palm Beach, and (an expected) 3 hours to Orlando from Brightline’s MiamiCentral station in Downtown Miami.
When will Brightline resume services?
Although operations are temporarily suspended, here’s when you can expect these Brightline stations to begin or resume services:
- Miami to West Palm Beach – 3rd quarter 2021
- Aventura – 3rd quarter 2021
- PortMiami – 1st quarter 2022
- Boca Raton – 1st quarter 2022
- Extension to Orlando – 4th quarter 2022
- Disney Springs – 4th quarter 2023
Rendering of Brightline Boca Raton Station.
Timeline of Brightline Events
Also, since we’ve been following the high-speed rail network’s developments since it was first announced, we thought it would be interesting to bring you this timeline of some of the most important Brightline news, events, and highlights:
- April 2021 - Brightline and Miami-Dade County agree to commuter rail system
- Sep. 2020 – Brightline becomes the first in the nation to use innovative box-jacking techniques to get its underground tunnels prepped in record time
- Aug. 2020 – Virgin Trains goes back to being Brightline after ending affiliation with the Virgin Group over financial issues
- Jun. 2019 – Construction work starts on the Orlando station
- Late 2018 – Brightline becomes Virgin Trains USA after the British conglomerate becomes an investor
- May 2018 – The first service from Fort Lauderdale to Miami takes place
- Jan. 2018 – The first service from Fort Lauderdale to West Palm Beach takes place
- Nov. 2015 – All Aboard Florida becomes the Brightline
- Nov. 2014 – Construction work starts on the West Palm Beach station
- Oct. 2014 – Construction work starts on the Fort Lauderdale station
- Mid-2014 – Construction work starts on the Downtown Miami station
- Mar. 2012 – FECI announced the development of a privately owned and operated rail system from Miami to Orlando called All Aboard Florida
For more details on progress, schedules, and regular Brightline updates, bookmark this page.
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