SunRail's new expansion includes four new stations, stretching down to Poinciana in Osceola County.
The SUnRail commuter rail line has completed the southern portion of its Phase 2 expansion. "Four new stations have been built on the extension: Meadow Woods in Orange County as well as Tupperware, Kissimmee and Poinciana in Osceola County," Global Rail News reports.
The more than 17 miles of new track connect to the existing SunRail line which, runs north to south through the city of Orlando and into its suburbs. An expansion on the northern end of the track to connect with DeLand in Volusia County is still in the works.
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