ORLANDO, Fla. – SunRail is expanding its late-night service by adding two extra trains, starting Monday, offering Central Florida residents more options for getting around.
“I love how quickly I get to my destination, and I don’t have to worry about the traffic,” Jermaine Alston, a SunRail rider, said about the service.
The new southbound evening train will extend service later into the night for riders heading southbound. The new northbound mid-evening train offers additional opportunities for riders traveling northbound later in the evening. The late-night southbound train leaves DeLand at 9:55 p.m. and the mid-evening northbound train departs from Poinciana at 8:45 p.m., aiming to better accommodate riders’ schedules.
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Riders appreciate the new service because it gives them more flexibility and allows them to stay out later.
“Oh, I love it. That’s going to help me out a lot because I get off kind of late, so now I can — instead of rushing over here to get on the train — I could stay out a little, hang out a little later,” Alston said.
To enhance reliability, minor schedule adjustments will be made, mostly by one to two minutes.
Despite the new trains, riders say progress has been slower than they would like, especially since there is still no weekend service — a feature many have requested since SunRail began operating.
“Saturdays should have been done a long time ago with all the events and things that go on. Sundays, probably the same thing,” rider Terry Harris said.
SunRail is also planning the “Sunshine Corridor,” a new route to connect to Orlando International Airport, International Drive, and Disney Springs. Several municipalities and Universal Studios have approved funding for a study on this project.
Harris tells News 6 he would like to see this come to fruition as soon as possible.
“So, I think they need more routes to be more consistent through the day. I think it would increase ridership, but I also think that they maybe get the thing finished to the airport. It’ll create more ridership throughout the Orlando area,” Harris said.
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The updated schedule, including all new service times, is available at SunRail.com.
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