Sunrail - Central Florida's New Commuter Rail Line

the excitement over sunrail is building throughout central florida as milestones are met and the official beginning of passenger service in spring 2014 gets closer by the day. sunrail is central florida’s new commuter rail system which will connect deland in volusia county to poinciana in osceola county when it’s fully completed in 2016. phase 1 is under construction now and will connect debary with sand lake road, near the orlando international airport. phase 1 is 32 miles long and comprises 12 stations. phase 2, which will begin construction in summer 2014 will extend the line north to deland and south into poinciana. sunrail is a commuter rail system, which means its primary purpose is to get people from home to work, and then back home again, while providing an alternative to driving i-4 every day. its peak operating hours are going to be when i-4 is at its worst: 5:30 – 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. during those times, trains will run every half hour. during off peak, trains will