by Rockingham Racer
As I pointed out earlier, they just voted to spend another 1 million. Ain't done yet, apparently.
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During the week, there will be additional train departures in the morning peak hours from West Palm Beach to Miami at 6 a.m., 6:30 a.m., 7 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.
The first train arriving in West Palm Beach in the morning peak will be before 8 a.m. with a Miami departure at 6:40 a.m., arriving in West Palm Beach at 7:55 a.m.
An additional train in the afternoon peak hours will leave from Miami to West Palm Beach with departures at 4:40 p.m., 5:10 p.m. and 5:40 p.m.
There is a later departure for the last train from West Palm Beach to Miami at 9:30 p.m. On weekends, departures are every two hours from West Palm Beach starting at 8 a.m., with additional trains from West Palm Beach at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and from Miami at 1:10 p.m. and 5:10 p.m.
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Brightline had long indicated that construction of rail from West Palm Beach to Orlando International Airport would start in late 2018.
But the company’s president, Patrick Goddard, told Central Florida transportation officials recently that his Miami-based company in March would issue a construction-start notice to contractors.
Work would take 30 to 36 months and Brightline trains would begin to operate from the Orlando airport train station by late 2021 or early 2022, Goddard said. A large building, with a soaring, distinctive roof, the train station just south of the airport terminal has been substantially complete, though unused for more than a year and now houses Brightline staffers.
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West Palm Beach Fort Lauderdale MiamiDecember 2018 Southbound (16 Trains per day)
Departs Arrives Departs Arrives
5:30 am 6:10 am 6:12 am 6:47 am
7:00 am 7:40 am 7:42 am 8:17 am
8:00 am 8:40 am 8:42 am 9:17 am
10:00 am 10:40 am 10:42 am 11:17 am
11:00 am 11:40 am 11:42 am 12:17 pm
12:00 pm 12:40 pm 12:42 pm 1:17 pm
2:00 pm 2:40 pm 2:42 pm 3:17 pm
3:00 pm 3:40 pm 3:42 pm 4:17 pm
4:00 pm 4:40 pm 4:42 pm 5:17 pm
6:00 pm 6:40 pm 6:42 pm 7:17 pm
7:00 pm 7:40 pm 7:42 pm 8:17 pm
West Palm Beach Fort Lauderdale MiamiJanuary 2019 Southbound (17 Trains per day)
Departs Arrives Departs Arrives
5:30 am 6:07 am 6:09 am 6:44 am
6:00 am 6:37 am 6:39 am 7:14 am
7:00 am 7:37 am 7:39 am 8:14 am
8:00 am 8:37 am 8:39 am 9:14 am
9:00 am 9:37 am 9:39 am 10:14 am
10:00 am 10:37 am 10:39 am 11:14 am
11:00 am 11:37 am 11:39 am 12:14 pm
12:00 pm 12:37 pm 12:39 pm 1:14 pm
2:00 pm 2:37 pm 2:39 pm 3:14 pm
3:00 pm 3:37 pm 3:39 pm 4:14 pm
4:00 pm 4:37 pm 4:39 pm 5:14 pm
5:00 pm 5:37 pm 5:39 pm 6:14 pm
6:00 pm 6:37 pm 6:39 pm 7:14 pm
7:00 pm 7:37 pm 7:39 pm 8:14 pm
8:00 pm 8:37 pm 8:39 pm 9:14 pm
9:00 pm 9:37 pm 9:39 pm 10:14 pm
West Palm Beach Fort Lauderdale Miami
Departs Arrives Departs Arrives
5:00 am 5:37 am 5:39 am 6:15 am
6:00 am 6:37 am 6:39 am 7:15 am
6:30 am 7:07 am 7:09 am 7:45 am
7:00 am 7:37 am 7:39 am 8:15 am
7:30 am 8:07 am 8:09 am 8:45 am
8:30 am 9:07 am 9:09 am 9:45 am
9:30 am 10:07 am 10:09 am 10:45 am
10:30 am 11:07 am 11:09 am 11:45 am
11:30 am 12:07 pm 12:09 pm 12:45 pm
1:30 pm 2:07 pm 2:09 pm 2:45 pm
2:30 pm 3:07 pm 3:09 pm 3:45 pm
3:30 pm 4:07 pm 4:09 pm 4:45 pm
4:30 pm 5:07 pm 5:09 pm 5:45 pm
5:30 pm 6:07 pm 6:09 pm 6:45 pm
6:30 pm 7:07 pm 7:09 pm 7:45 pm
7:30 pm 8:07 pm 8:09 pm 8:45 pm
9:30 pm 10:07 pm 10:09 pm 10:45 pm
Miami Fort Lauderdale West Palm BeachLate 2018 (Dec) (16 Trains per day)
Departs Arrives Departs Arrives
7:10 am 7:43 am 7:45 am 8:25 am
9:10 am 9:43 am 9:45 am 10:25 am
10:10 am 10:43 am 10:45 am 11:25 am
12:10 pm 12:43 pm 12:45 pm 1:25 pm
1:10 pm 1:43 pm 1:45 pm 2:25 pm
2:10 pm 2:43 pm 2:45 pm 3:25 pm
4:10 pm 4:43 pm 4:45 pm 5:25 pm
5:10 pm 5:43 pm 5:45 pm 6:25 pm
6:10 pm 6:43 pm 6:45 pm 7:25 pm
8:10 pm 8:43 pm 8:45 pm 9:25 pm
9:10 pm 9:43 pm 9:45 pm 10:25 pm
Miami Fort Lauderdale West Palm BeachEarly 2019 (Jan) (17 Trains per day)
Departs Arrives Departs Arrives
7:13 am 7:41 am 7:43 am 8:27 am
8:13 am 8:41 am 8:43 am 9:27 am
9:13 am 9:41 am 9:43 am 10:27 am
10:13 am 10:41 am 10:43 am 11:27 am
11:13 am 11:41 am 11:43 am 12:27 pm
12:13 pm 12:41 pm 12:43 pm 1:27 pm
1:13 pm 1:41 pm 1:43 pm 2:27 pm
2:13 pm 2:41 pm 2:43 pm 3:27 pm
4:13 pm 4:41 pm 4:43 pm 5:27 pm
5:13 pm 5:41 pm 5:43 pm 6:27 pm
6:13 pm 6:41 pm 6:43 pm 7:27 pm
7:13 pm 7:41 pm 7:43 pm 8:27 pm
8:13 pm 8:41 pm 8:43 pm 9:27 pm
9:13 pm 9:41 pm 9:43 pm 10:27 pm
10:13 pm 10:41 pm 10:43 pm 11:27 pm
11:13 pm 11:41 pm 11:43 pm 12:27 am
Miami Fort Lauderdale West Palm Beach
Departs Arrives Departs Arrives
6:40 am 7:10 am 7:12 am 7:55 am
7:40 am 8:10 am 8:12 am 8:55 am
8:40 am 9:10 am 9:12 am 9:55 am
9:40 am 10:10 am 10:12 am 10:55 am
10:40 am 11:10 am 11:12 am 11:55 am
11:40 am 12:10 pm 12:12 pm 12:55 pm
12:40 pm 1:10 pm 1:12 pm 1:55 pm
1:40 pm 2:10 pm 2:12 pm 2:55 pm
3:40 pm 4:10 pm 4:12 pm 4:55 pm
4:40 pm 5:10 pm 5:12 pm 5:55 pm
5:10 pm 5:45 pm 5:47 pm 6:30 pm
5:40 pm 6:10 pm 6:12 pm 6:55 pm
6:40 pm 7:10 pm 7:12 pm 7:55 pm
7:40 pm 8:10 pm 8:12 pm 8:55 pm
8:40 pm 9:10 pm 9:12 pm 9:55 pm
9:40 pm 10:10 pm 10:12 pm 10:55 pm
11:10 pm 11:40 pm 11:42 pm 12:25 am
gokeefe wrote:Just curious ... Anyone know when (if ever) these locations last saw a similar frequency of service? I'm guessing sometime in the 1920's ...I'd guess "never"
gokeefe wrote:Just curious ... Anyone know when (if ever) these locations last saw a similar frequency of service? I'm guessing sometime in the 1920's ...The answer might well be "never." Check out the population figures from the 1920 census:
Ridgefielder wrote:The answer might well be "never."Indeed. The population statistics in particular and, as Arlington noted, the clientele (mostly overnight sleeper passengers) make one quickly realize how light travel demand would have been for intrastate service.