Florida - Monday January 9, 2023: Brightline Monday announced that its Orlando train station is on track to open in 2023 with service between Central and South Florida. The exact date that the station will open was not part of the announcement.
The Orlando station is located at Orlando International Airport and the high speed rail carrier has released artist's renderings and a video of how the finished station will look.
The 37,350 square foot station is located in the heart of Orlando International Airport’s new 80,000 sq. ft. Terminal C and connects directly to the airport’s parking deck C, which will have more than 350 parking spaces reserved for Brightline guests. An automated people mover connects the terminal to the rest of the airport facilities including Terminal A and B in under five minutes.
The station spans three-stories, featuring a groundbreaking design and a unique synthesis of luxury amenities for travelers. The main entrance is located just off the airport’s two-story glass atrium.
Once inside the station, passengers can purchase tickets from guest services or one of several self-service kiosks, and check luggage before proceeding through touchless turnstiles into the security screening area.
Brightline is currently the only rail system in America that screens all passengers and bags prior to boarding.
“This world class train station continues our mission of transforming train travel in America,” said Patrick Goddard, president at Brightline. “We have carefully thought through each detail of this station to ensure that it exceeds the expectations of the modern traveler.”
The station will also features upscale retail outlets and the Mary Mary Bar, a signature sit-down bar, at the far end of the station with a panoramic view overlooking the train platform.
Located above the Mary Mary bar will be a flip-flap message board that can rotate alphanumeric text and/or graphics to form a message. A nostalgic nod to historic train stations, the flip-flap will provide updated train schedules, boarding times, news of the day and other announcements complete with the flip-flap sound reminiscent of the first passenger train stations in America.
Passengers will access trains by escalator or elevators to the first level platform and board from one of two new track platforms. These platforms are 1,000 feet long and will accommodate a train with four coaches and two locomotives that will transport guests on the Orlando to Miami route in just over three hours.
Brightline offers two classes of service, SMART and PREMIUM.
Brightline’s PREMIUM service, will provide complimentary drinks and snacks in a dedicated lounge and train coach. Throughout the station, all guests will have access to free high-speed Wi-Fi, charging stations at every seat, 87 big screen televisions and a children’s play area located in the SMART lounge.
Brightline’s Orlando station is designed by Bigtime Design Studios, an architecture firm based out of Miami, Florida, that also designed the newly opened Brightline stations in Boca Raton and Aventura, alongside the architect of record Sonny Fornoles of Borrelli + Partner. The buildout of the station is led by Orlando-based contractor Gomez Construction Co., a minority owned business whose headquarters are based in Orlando, Florida, and employs more than 100 workers on this project.
For more information about Brightline’s Orlando station, visit www.gobrightline.com/orlando.