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Originally Posted by lrt's friend
When is Sunrail actually going to run to the airport?
When are schedules going to improve so that it isn't mostly a commuter service?
When will Sunrail connect the airport to major Orlando tourist attractions and hotel districts?
I realise that the plan calls for an intermodal hub at Orlando airport but when will it actually provide local service? Not just a connection between the airport and the Miami bound train. To me, the local connection is crucial. How many years is the local connection away?
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This is SunRail Phase 2 currently under construction :
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VG7QbDvrOI...7+11.41.46.png
SunRail currently runs on CSX freight tracks that the state of Florida bought out to provide Commuter rail service so the connection to the airport to major Orlando tourist attractions and hotel districts is distant.
Phase 3 will connect the Orlando Airport to SunRail :
http://theglobalgrid.org/wp-content/...-1015x1024.jpg
Sand Lake Road station to OIA | All Aboard Florida's train station which is about 5 miles of new rail construction.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5628/...ac76fca9_b.jpg
^ The map above is self-explanatory .
So to answer your Questions :
#1: SunRail will run to the Airport eventually.
"When are schedules going to improve so that it isn't mostly a commuter service?"
#2: what part of Commuter Rail do you not understand when it comes to schedules ?
#3: The local connection is better with SunRail if you are visiting Orlando proper since most of Disney & the attractions are in the southwestern suburbs of Orlando proper.