Tens of thousands of people were in downtown on Sunday, including all the fans of the Orlando City Lions celebrating opening day at the brand new MLS stadium – but not many of them decided to ride SunRail. Special weekend train service was offered for Sunday and it was another flop.… [read more]
Central Florida’s SunRail remains stuck in a summer ridership slump, even despite all the I-4 Ultimate construction. In fact, the noticeable drop in ridership this year began when Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs delivered public speeches essentially begging the community to ride the train. It… [read more]
Ahead of SunRail’s second anniversary of service, there was much fanfare and hype around the commuter train. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer pitched SunRail during last month’s State of the City address and even gave out free tickets to community leaders in the audience, basically begging them to “try” riding the… [read more]
As SunRail enters the final stretch of its second year in service, the commuter train is still struggling to attract new riders. SunRail is servicing less than 2,000 people each day it runs, on average. According to the February Conductor’s Report, 3,673 total riders, or just over 1,800 round-trip commuters, were… [read more]
SunRail ended a lackluster 2015 with very modest gains in ridership during the fourth quarter. SunRail officials even began another round of new advertising last fall in hopes of boosting business riders. But it does not appear to have paid off for Central Florida’s commuter train, as ridership is down to… [read more]
While still far from where officials want the numbers to be, SunRail’s ridership showed positive signs in the last quarter of 2015 with slight increases month-to-month from October to December. The modest gains over the last three months are definitely welcome as a turnaround from decreasing ridership, but heading into… [read more]
SunRail offers half off tickets for seniors, students and people with disabilities in an effort to increase ridership and make the train more accessible to the community. The Florida Department of Transportation announced today riders can qualify for a 50% discount on all fares with the purchase a Prepaid Value SunCard. According to FDOT, “students between… [read more]
September was another tough month for Central Florida’s SunRail. The numbers do not lie, there’s definitely an ongoing problem with low ridership. However, officials are still optimistic about increasing the number of people using the commuter train. According to the SunRail conductor’s report, September’s ridership dropped significantly to an average of… [read more]
Despite more public relations outreach and the ongoing I-4 Ultimate construction, Orlando’s commuter train is still struggling to attract interest from locals as ridership numbers continue to stall. In August, SunRail’s ridership saw another small drop from July, when the train actually saw its first small increase in months. According… [read more]
There was a slight uptick in SunRail ridership last month, which is good news for the commuter line after months of low, but steady numbers. July ridership exceeded the numbers from the last three months and almost matched March ridership, which had a daily average of over 4,000 boardings. According to the Florida… [read more]