It’s not a local train. Unless you live near the airport or SunRail, it’s not really going to provide Disney without driving to locals.
I believe it will end up following the spur line that goes to the Power Plant.
They who? What infrastructure?
The alignment to Tampa is still being determined. The land clearing to which I was referring is out in east Orange County near the Stanton Energy Center. The facilities still receives coal by rail and the line goes right past the airport. SunRail and Virgin are both interested in using the same right-of-way to connect to the airport from the west.
I probably should have specified. I don't mean local as in Orlando. I mean the Passholders that live on the Space Coast. They are supposedly having conversations to add a station in Cocoa (if Brevard Country is to be believed).
Sunrail covers a fairly wide area, and often times these trains aren't about making it no driving, but much less driving. It may make sense for a local to drive to a Sunrail station, transfer to Virgin, to avoid driving and paying for parking and dealing with the I-4/Disney traffic. We'll have to see the pricing for the Meadow Wood to Disney ticket.
Maybe, they would need a frequent train just going back and fourth between the airport and Disney. It depends if this is in the plan or not. (End response)
SunRail would have to beef up its schedule to be a good option for many. Unfortunately that is just generally true for SunRail.
You can see the station in satellite images. There are two separated island platforms with three guideways for tracks built. Adding a fourth track seems doable. The questions will be how many of those Virgin builds out.
Probably dreaming. The Disney station is part of the expansion to Tampa and that route is much further behind the route to the east where rights of way are all acquired and construction is under way.
part of the requirement for a rail stop is to discontinue magical express
Is that in writing?
It's probably not in writing but I can 100% see brightline trying to make that agreement for the cruise side of the industry. I scratch your back, you scratch mine. That's potentially a big numbers generator (maybe not money) for ridership getting the Cruise line bus riders going to the port. This is of course assuming they can get a station near the port. Even if your not really making money, ridership is a big deal in getting more investors for expansion.
Virgin has still not committed to a stop in Brevard County. Without adding a spur out to Cape Canaveral, the stop would likely be in Cocoa, not even Cocoa Beach.
Everything I said was hypothetical hence why i added the Assuming they can get a station. Brevard County is trying really hard to get a station in Cocoa, offering one plot of land with another plot already being own by Virgin/Brightline. Heck they keep using the words "A station is likely" but until formal paperwork is signed nothing will happen.
