South Florida: Brightline opens Boca Raton, Aventura stations

Brightline opens Boca Raton, Aventura stations
Dec. 28, 2022

The South Florida passenger rail service now has five stations between Miami and West Palm Beach.
Mass Transit Staff Report


Brightline, along with its partners in Boca Raton, Aventura and Miami-Dade County, Fla., celebrated the ribbon cutting of its Aventura and Boca Raton train stations ahead of the stations opening for service on Dec. 21.

The opening of the Boca Raton and Aventura stations brings Brightline’s total number of stations to five on the network that currently runs between Miami and West Palm Beach.

“Brightline is on a mission to build a better way to get there. We’re connecting the state and economies, making it easier to do business while expanding your backyard in so many ways,” said Brightline President Patrick Goddard. “Opening our stations in Aventura and Boca Raton is a community-wide effort that will alleviate congestion and regionalize south Florida. Thanks to our amazing partners who made this vision possible.”

The 22,000-square-foot Boca Raton station began construction in January 2022 and includes a parking garage with capacity for 455 vehicles. The station’s construction was supported with a $16.5 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) through its FY20 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program. ............(more)

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