SunRail debuts DeLand station, eyes more expansion

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John Tyler believes SunRail’s new DeLand station will be the “backbone” for future expansion of the commuter rail system.

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Local leaders on Aug. 9 celebrated the completion of the 12-mile, $42.8 million station in DeLand, which will start full service for commuters on Aug. 12. The station — which is the 17th for the decade-old service — is the final in the 61.5-mile configuration as originally envisioned, but is not expected to be the last.

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Tyler, the Florida Department of Transportation District 5 Secretary, told Orlando Business Journal the focus can be fully on expansion now that the DeLand station and negotiations for the local government partners — including Volusia, Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties, along with the city of Orlando — to take over the funding and operation of the system from FDOT, are both complete.

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