They will open it up sometime end of April 2018. Subject to change without notice.

So like a month or less? wow. rad.

Is the Orlando leg still in limbo ?

Yes, it will extended to Orlando sometime in 2020 or so.

News from Brightline for downtown Miami station
 

https://www.thenextmiami.com/brightl...tarts-shortly/

https://www.goldenduskphotography.co...station-photos

This is downtown Miami station. The construction is completed. You can see it now.

It would be cool if they eventually built a station at Stuart or Fort Pierce. Then I would just take the train down to West Palm or Miami instead of driving down I 95 for hours.

Yes, as long if they build 2 more new Brightline station. We shall see what happen. If they consider it.

^They are considering adding stations in places like Stuart, Fort Pierce and Brevard County.

Brightline train test run spotted approaching downtown Miami central station :

https://www.reddit.com/r/Miami/comme...owntown_miami/

:cheers:

MiamiCentral is going to be so awesome when it opens:
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It seems from videos and pictures like these:
http://miamicentral.com/wp-content/u...lstation-1.jpg


... that the Brightline trains are going to be stopping at the westernmost platforms, which confused me at first since I had assumed diagrams like this one:
https://images1.miaminewtimes.com/im...ildowntown.jpg

... meant to show that they would be on the eastern tracks. But I guess keeping TriRail on the west makes sense, since those trains will be coming from the west, meaning that the two types of passenger trains won't interfere with each other. I think that is very smart.

Brightline adding Friday night trains
 

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/tra...404-story.html

Great news! Brightline has adding on Friday night trains. Due to high demands.

Brightline Says Service To Miami Begins Within Weeks

https://i.imgur.com/Ed7LOYM.jpg

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This train could hopefully increase development in all the main downtowns of South Florida.

Absolutely! They would loves to hear that. Let make it happen.

Its a selling point when trying to compete for tenants in the office sector. Good transit options are always a plus.

Brightline launching service to Miami 'hopefully' by early May, county mayor says

http://www.miamiherald.com/latest-ne...208573774.html

Hopefully they will extend to downtown Miami sometime by early May.

It's really great news!!

Sneak Peek: Inside Brightline’s Terminal At MiamiCentral
 

https://www.thenextmiami.com/sneak-p...-miamicentral/

What do you think? How it look?

Construction Update: Miami Central Phase I

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/826/2...302537f7_h.jpg
MiamiCentral Brightline Station Construction Downtown Miami by Phillip Pessar, on Flickr

Hey Chris, thanks so much for sharing this. Looking good. They have to be done soon. I was hoping Tri-Rail will extend from Metrorail station to downtown Miami station.