The Florida Department of Transportation has confirmed that the long-awaited commuter-train service from and to DeLand is now only days away.
Regular weekday service from the DeLand SunRail station, located next to the DeLand Train Station, will begin Monday morning, Aug. 12.
Thus, with the completion of the final rail segment between DeBary and DeLand, the originally planned regional-transit system is ready to become operational. DeLand is the north terminus of the 61-mile SunRail route that extends southward and ends in Poinciana in Osceola County.
With the completion of the original SunRail system, some transportation planners are now looking to extend service to Orlando International Airport. The cost of such an addition to the transit network may be approximately $250 million.
