ORLANDO, Fla. — People in Central Florida will be able to ride SunRail for free on Tuesday.
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It is a part of Mobility Week for the Florida Department of Transportation.
Only Channel 9 spoke with FDOT about the numbers exceeding their projections.
“It’s a very nice ride. The train is clean and pleasant,” said SunRail passenger Soyini Robles.
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Robles recently moved to Florida and started using SunRail.
“It’s very convenient, and it allows me to go places because I don’t drive anymore,” Robles said.
She is one of hundreds of new SunRail riders this year making a big difference for FDOT.
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Officials said at this point ridership is up 13% from last year and they expect it to keep on climbing.
“The calendar year as a whole, we’re looking at having around 1.25 million riders, which would be an increase of 20% over last year,” said Tim Freed with FDOT.
Freed said it is a great sign for SunRail, which has been working hard to get ridership back to pre-pandemic levels.
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With the SunRail DeLand station now up and running, FDOT says they are averaging 200 riders per day.
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