High-speed route
Brightline
Miami → Orlando · United States
America’s first private intercity railway in a century: bright yellow, 200 km/h through the palms.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 8266054 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Brightline — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Brightline?
The Brightline runs 376 km from Miami to Orlando.
How long does the Brightline take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 3 h 30 min for the 376 km. That is an average of 107 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 200 km/h.
Who runs the Brightline?
Brightline, with Siemens Charger sets.
How old is the Brightline?
The line has been in service since 2023. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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