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Also known as Virgin Trains USA, All Aboard Florida

Brightline (reporting mark: BLFX) is an intercity rail route, with some aspects of a commuter rail, 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.

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Rail service.name
Brightline
Rail service.logo
Brightline Logo.svg
Rail service.logo_width
220
Rail service.image
BrightLine train test.jpg
Rail service.caption
Brightline train at Southern Boulevard in 2017
Rail service.type
Inter-city higher-speed rail
Rail service.locale
Florida, United States
Rail service.operator
Florida East Coast Industries
Rail service.ridership
3,116,323 (2025)
Rail service.stops
6
Rail service.journeytime
3.5 hours
Rail service.frequency
Hourly
Rail service.access
Level boarding
Rail service.catering
At-seat service
Rail service.baggage
Overhead racks, checked baggage available

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.gobrightline.com
Image
First Train Set for Brightline!.jpg
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Commons category
Brightline
date of official opening
2018-01-13
social media followers
5140
inception
2003-01-01
native label
Brightline
reporting mark
BLFX
patronage
2053893
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40 sections
Contents
  • Origins and history
  • Branding and naming rights
  • Service
  • Route
  • Schedule
  • Pricing
  • Loyalty program
  • Ridership
  • Ridership by year
  • Stations
  • Miami
  • Aventura
  • Fort Lauderdale
  • Boca Raton
  • West Palm Beach
  • Orlando
  • Planned and proposed routes and destinations
  • Tampa
  • Stuart
  • Cocoa
  • Future expansion
  • Jacksonville
  • Commuter rail
  • Brightline West (Greater Los Angeles to Las Vegas)
  • Future corridor aspirations
  • Engineering
  • Train speeds and comparative travel times
  • Pre-existing Miami–Cocoa Corridor upgrades
  • Quiet zones
  • Bridges
  • Cocoa–Orlando
  • Maintenance
  • Rolling stock
  • Accidents and incidents
  • National Transportation Safety Board investigations
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Brightline (reporting mark: BLFX) is an intercity rail route, with some aspects of a commuter rail, 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. 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 2018. 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. Additional stops are being planned for the route.

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