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Photos: New Brightline train station opens in Boca Raton

The station, which has on-site security and a premium lounge, cost about $60 million.

Photo by David Volz

By David Volz

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Brightline, a private passenger railroad that currently operates in south Florida, dedicated two new stations on Tuesday, in Boca Raton and Aventura. Among those at the Boca Raton event: Brightline CEO Patrick Goddard, state Sen. Tina Polsky, Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer and Broward County Commissioner Mike Udine. 

The new Boca Raton station, which has on-site security and a premium lounge, cost about $60 million. It's located on a 1.8 acre site near the downtown library, across from Mizner Park. The 22,000 square foot station features a 445 space parking garage, which will serve Brightline passengers and visitors to the library.

Officials continue to encourage more people to use mass transit, especially between South Florida and Orlando. A trip from Boca Raton to Orlando (when the Orlando station is complete) should take about two hours. 

Photos by David Volz

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Brightline CEO Patrick Goddard speaks at the ribbon cutting for the
Boca Raton station. 
State Sen. Tina Polsky, D-Boca Raton. 
Goddard, local officials and others cut the ribbon for the new Boca Raton Brightline station. 
A view of one of the trains parked at the station. 
A view of one of the trains parked at the station. 
Goddard (left), with Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer. 
The new station from the outside. 

David Volz has been a reporter for numerous community news publications throughout South Florida over the past two decades, as well as the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Miami Herald and South Florida Business Journal. He covers local government, schools, sports, culture, faith groups and workplaces.

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