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Monthly ridership for Brightline finished 2024 on a record note for its route from Orlando.
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The Miami-based intercity rail service said in a ridership report released in January that it set a record of 162,445 for its route between Orlando and Miami, which launched in September 2023. In the first full year calendar of the route, it had more than 1.63 million riders.
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For December, the service built to a repeat ridership of 84,023 for long-haul trips, compared to 78,422 first-time riders. “We expect both repeat and first-time long-haul riders to grow significantly as we add new distribution channels and continue to penetrate the large Florida travel market,” the company said in the report.
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