ORLANDO, Fla. — Brightline Trains is already well on the way to completing a stop at Orlando International Airport, and now, a stop on Disney property could be in the near future.
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The high-speed rail, which is already up and running in South Florida, is laying the tracks and set to open a station at Orlando International Airport in 2022.
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Brightline has also been in discussions with Disney about a potential stop on their property since November.
A report shows Brightline started “engineering and design work” on the Disney project back in February.
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If all goes as planned, the company plans to open a Disney station shortly after they open the airport station.
The report shows this would also serve as “the first phase of a potential future connection to Tampa.”
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