The Tampa Bay Business Journal reports that Brightline has a better idea of when work on high speed rail service between Tampa and Disney World could begin. If all goes as planned, construction would begin in 2025.
First, before the service between Tampa and Orlando, they will need to finish work on service from Orlando International Airport to Disney Springs. That work would begin in 2024. It’s about a 16.7 mile path.
The extension to Tampa would be another 68 miles. If the Tampa part of the plan falls apart, they doubt any expansion of the service to Fort Myers or Jacksonville will happen either. The rail service for Orlando to West Palm Beach, which goes on to Fort Lauderdale and Miami, is being worked on right now. They are about halfway done with that. Work should be done on that by the end of next year and service could start in 2023.
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Private High-Speed Rail Service Brightline Announces Its Service To Start Next Week
ShareFORT LAUDERDALE, FL - MAY 11: A Brightline passenger train stops at the Fort Lauderdale station during its inaugural trip from Miami to West Palm Beach on May 11, 2018 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Brightline welcomed the media, politicians and other dignitaries to ride on the inaugural trip for the privately funded passenger train which is running from Miami to West Palm Beach with one stop in Fort Lauderdale. The $3.1 billion project, will eventually extend its rail system to Orlando International Airport and is scheduled to be completed by January 2021. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Private High-Speed Rail Service Brightline Announces Its Service To Start Next Week
ShareFORT LAUDERDALE, FL - MAY 11: Passengers exit the Brightline train at the Fort Lauderdale station during its inaugural trip from Miami to West Palm Beach on May 11, 2018 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Brightline welcomed the media, politicians and other dignitaries to ride on the inaugural trip for the privately funded passenger train which is running from Miami to West Palm Beach with one stop in Fort Lauderdale. The $3.1 billion project, will eventually extend its rail system to Orlando International Airport and is scheduled to be completed by January 2021. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Private High-Speed Rail Service Brightline Announces Its Service To Start Next Week
ShareMIAMI, FL - MAY 11: Chad Simo (2nd R), a train attendant, serves drinks to passengers on the Brightline passenger train's inaugural trip from Miami to West Palm Beach on May 11, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Brightline welcomed the media, politicians and other dignitaries to ride on the inaugural trip for the privately funded passenger train which is running from Miami to West Palm Beach with one stop in Fort Lauderdale. The $3.1 billion project, will eventually extend its rail system to Orlando International Airport and is scheduled to be completed by January 2021. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Private High-Speed Rail Service Brightline Announces Its Service To Start Next Week
ShareFORT LAUDERDALE, FL - MAY 11: Patrick Goddard, Brightline's president and chief operating officer, exits the Brightline train at the Fort Lauderdale station during its inaugural trip from Miami to West Palm Beach on May 11, 2018 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Brightline welcomed the media, politicians and other dignitaries to ride on the inaugural trip for the privately funded passenger train which is running from Miami to West Palm Beach with one stop in Fort Lauderdale. The $3.1 billion project, will eventually extend its rail system to Orlando International Airport and is scheduled to be completed by January 2021. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Private High-Speed Rail Service Brightline Announces Its Service To Start Next Week
ShareFORT LAUDERDALE, FL - MAY 11: A person is seen at the Brightline trains terminal during the inaugural trip from Miami to West Palm Beach on May 11, 2018 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Brightline welcomed the media, politicians and other dignitaries to ride on the inaugural trip for the privately funded passenger train which is running from Miami to West Palm Beach with one stop in Fort Lauderdale. The $3.1 billion project, will eventually extend its rail system to Orlando International Airport and is scheduled to be completed by January 2021. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Private High-Speed Rail Service Brightline Announces Its Service To Start Next Week
ShareMIAMI, FL - MAY 11: Patrick Goddard, Brightline's president and chief operating officer, speaks to the media during the Brightline trains inaugural trip from Miami to West Palm Beach on May 11, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Brightline welcomed the media, politicians and other dignitaries to ride on the inaugural trip for the privately funded passenger train which is running from Miami to West Palm Beach with one stop in Fort Lauderdale. The $3.1 billion project, will eventually extend its rail system to Orlando International Airport and is scheduled to be completed by January 2021. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Private High-Speed Rail Service Brightline Announces Its Service To Start Next Week
ShareBrightline passengers use the new MiamiCentral terminal to board the inaugural trip from Miami to West Palm Beach on May 11, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Brightline welcomed the media, politicians and other dignitaries to ride on the inaugural trip for the privately funded passenger train which is running from Miami to West Palm Beach with one stop in Fort Lauderdale.
Private High-Speed Rail Service Brightline Announces Its Service To Start Next Week
ShareMIAMI, FL - MAY 11: Passengers climb aboard the Brightline passenger train's inaugural trip from Miami to West Palm Beach on May 11, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Brightline welcomed the media, politicians and other dignitaries to ride on the inaugural trip for the privately funded passenger train which is running from Miami to West Palm Beach with one stop in Fort Lauderdale. The $3.1 billion project, will eventually extend its rail system to Orlando International Airport and is scheduled to be completed by January 2021. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Private High-Speed Rail Service Brightline Announces Its Service To Start Next Week
ShareFORT LAUDERDLE, FL - MAY 11: Andres Tivero, Joe Ruiz and Wayne Tillman (L-R) enjoy the Brightline passenger train's inaugural trip from Miami to West Palm Beach on May 11, 2018 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Brightline welcomed the media, politicians and other dignitaries to ride on the inaugural trip for the privately funded passenger train which is running from Miami to West Palm Beach with one stop in Fort Lauderdale. The $3.1 billion project, will eventually extend its rail system to Orlando International Airport and is scheduled to be completed by January 2021. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Private High-Speed Rail Service Brightline Announces Its Service To Start Next Week
ShareMIAMI, FL - MAY 11: Brightline passengers use the new MiamiCentral terminal to board the inaugural trip from Miami to West Palm Beach on May 11, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Brightline welcomed the media, politicians and other dignitaries to ride on the inaugural trip for the privately funded passenger train which is running from Miami to West Palm Beach with one stop in Fort Lauderdale. The $3.1 billion project, will eventually extend its rail system to Orlando International Airport and is scheduled to be completed by January 2021. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Private High-Speed Rail Service Brightline Announces Its Service To Start Next Week
ShareMIAMI, FL - MAY 11: Passengers enjoy the Brightline passenger train's inaugural trip from Miami to West Palm Beach on May 11, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Brightline welcomed the media, politicians and other dignitaries to ride on the inaugural trip for the privately funded passenger train which is running from Miami to West Palm Beach with one stop in Fort Lauderdale. The $3.1 billion project, will eventually extend its rail system to Orlando International Airport and is scheduled to be completed by January 2021. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Private High-Speed Rail Service Brightline Announces Its Service To Start Next Week
ShareMIAMI, FL - MAY 11: Brightline passengers use the new MiamiCentral terminal to board the inaugural trip from Miami to West Palm Beach on May 11, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Brightline welcomed the media, politicians and other dignitaries to ride on the inaugural trip for the privately funded passenger train which is running from Miami to West Palm Beach with one stop in Fort Lauderdale. The $3.1 billion project, will eventually extend its rail system to Orlando International Airport and is scheduled to be completed by January 2021. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Private High-Speed Rail Service Brightline Announces Its Service To Start Next Week
ShareMIAMI, FL - MAY 11: Brightline passengers are seen reflected in the window as they use the new MiamiCentral terminal to board the inaugural trip from Miami to West Palm Beach on May 11, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Brightline welcomed the media, politicians and other dignitaries to ride on the inaugural trip for the privately funded passenger train which is running from Miami to West Palm Beach with one stop in Fort Lauderdale. The $3.1 billion project, will eventually extend its rail system to Orlando International Airport and is scheduled to be completed by January 2021. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Private High-Speed Rail Service Brightline Announces Its Service To Start Next Week
ShareMIAMI, FL - MAY 11: People take their seats on the Brightline passenger train's inaugural trip from Miami to West Palm Beach on May 11, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Brightline welcomed the media, politicians and other dignitaries to ride on the inaugural trip for the privately funded passenger train which is running from Miami to West Palm Beach with one stop in Fort Lauderdale. The $3.1 billion project, will eventually extend its rail system to Orlando International Airport and is scheduled to be completed by January 2021. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Private High-Speed Rail Service Brightline Announces Its Service To Start Next Week
ShareMIAMI, FL - MAY 11: The Brightline train moves along the track during its inaugural trip from Miami to West Palm Beach on May 11, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Brightline welcomed the media, politicians and other dignitaries to ride on the inaugural trip for the privately funded passenger train which is running from Miami to West Palm Beach with one stop in Fort Lauderdale. The $3.1 billion project, will eventually extend its rail system to Orlando International Airport and is scheduled to be completed by January 2021. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Private High-Speed Rail Service Brightline Announces Its Service To Start Next Week
ShareMIAMI, FL - MAY 11: The Brightline passenger train is set for its inaugural trip from Miami to West Palm Beach on May 11, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Brightline welcomed the media, politicians and other dignitaries to ride on the inaugural trip for the privately funded passenger train which is running from Miami to West Palm Beach with one stop in Fort Lauderdale. The $3.1 billion project, will eventually extend its rail system to Orlando International Airport and is scheduled to be completed by January 2021. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Private High-Speed Rail Service Brightline Announces Its Service To Start Next Week
ShareMIAMI, FL - MAY 11: The Brightline train is seen at the new MiamiCentral terminal during the inaugural trip from Miami to West Palm Beach on May 11, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Brightline welcomed the media, politicians and other dignitaries to ride on the inaugural trip for the privately funded passenger train which is running from Miami to West Palm Beach with one stop in Fort Lauderdale. The $3.1 billion project, will eventually extend its rail system to Orlando International Airport and is scheduled to be completed by January 2021. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
[Source: TBBJ]