A $57 million federal grant has officially cleared the way for Brevard County's first-ever Brightline station.
Cocoa Curve, where the Orlando line splits from the coastal corridor, will be the next bullet train network destination.
Currently, every one of Brightline's 32 daily trains on the 235-mile Orlando-to-Miami route (16 in each direction), currently runs straight past Brevard County.
This new stop puts Port Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center within reach by rail, handing cruise passengers, space tourists, and one of Florida's fastest-growing counties a single-seat ride to both Orlando's airport and the South Florida corridor. No transfers. No rental car.
The station rises on a roughly 90-acre site on the south side of the State Road 528 interchange near US-1 and Clearlake Road, ground Brightline has held a stake in since 2021. Federal dollars carry the project from final design through construction, including roughly 4 miles of new track weaving the platform into the existing line, so a traveler can pull off 528, park, and be rolling toward Miami or the airport minutes later.
The Cocoa curve is the natural launch point for the railroad's long-discussed push north, positioning the new stop as the gateway on any future extension toward Jacksonville. Whenever Brightline heads up the coast, it runs through Cocoa first.