Brightline

This article is about the passenger rail service in Florida. For the under-construction intercity rail route between Las Vegas, Nevada, and Southern California, see Brightline West. For other uses, see Bright line (disambiguation).

Brightline

Brightline train at Southern Boulevard in 2017
Overview
Service type	Inter-city higher-speed rail
Locale	Florida, United States
First service	January 13, 2018 (2018-01-13)
Current operator	Florida East Coast Industries
Ridership	3,116,323 (2025)
Website	gobrightline.com
Route
Termini	Miami Orlando
Stops	6
Distance travelled	235 mi (378 km)
Average journey time	3.5 hours
Service frequency	Hourly
On-board services
Classes	Premium (business class) Smart (coach)
Disabled access	Level boarding
Seating arrangements	2×2 (smart) 1×2 (premium)
Catering facilities	At-seat service
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks, checked baggage available
Technical
Rolling stock	Siemens Charger SCB-40 locomotives Siemens Venture trainsets
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed	Orlando–Cocoa: 125 mph (200 km/h) Cocoa–West Palm Beach: 110 mph (180 km/h) West Palm Beach–Miami: 80 mph (130 km/h)
Track owners	Florida East Coast Railway (Miami–Cocoa) Brightline (Cocoa–Orlando)
Route map Brightline route to Tampa (planned) "Basecamp" Orlando I-95 to Jacksonville (proposed) Cocoa (planned) St. Sebastian River St. Lucie River Stuart (planned) Loxahatchee River "Workshop b" West Palm Beach Boca Raton Fort Lauderdale New River I-595 Port Everglades Expressway Aventura Tri-Rail to Metrorail Transfer I-195 I-395 Dolphin Expressway Metrorail to Airport or Palmetto Metromover to School Board MiamiCentral Government Center Metromover to Financial District Metrorail to Dadeland South All stations are accessible

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.

Brightline's maximum operating speed is 125 miles per hour (201 km/h) over a 35-mile (56 km) section between Orlando and Cocoa. Trains cover the 235-mile (378 km) route in 3 hours and 25 minutes, with an average speed of 69 miles per hour (111 km/h).

In September 2018, Fortress Investment Group announced that it would acquire XpressWest, a venture capital proposal to build a privately funded high-speed rail passenger train from Apple Valley, California, to Las Vegas. In September 2020, Fortress Investment Group renamed the project Brightline West and the service is projected to begin passenger service in 2029.