FDOT is working on bus service to Poinciana SunRail

Here’s the latest from the Florida Department of Transportation regarding bus service to support the future Poinciana SunRail station.

FDOT works with Lynx to provide bus service to SunRail stations. FDOT is subsidizing SunRail through 2021.

SunRail train service to Poinciana is expected to begin this summer.

Here is what FDOT said:

“Our goal is to look at the service area from a systems standpoint. With this in mind, it is important to note that the existing LYNX Link 26 serves the Poinciana area. When we evaluated the travel time for the existing Link 26 from the Poinciana Walmart to the Kissimmee Station and compared it to the County’s proposed route from the Poinciana Walmart to the Poinciana Station, we noted that there was a slight benefit in travel time with the existing Link 26.

In addition, when LYNX modeled Osceola County’s proposed route, the projected ridership was low and the cost for the service was high. This resulted in a projected cost per passenger trip of $23.98 compared to a LYNX system average of $4.15. We are proposing to modify the Link 26 to include additional service hours in the morning peak to match the SunRail schedule.

There is an existing route (Link 306 Disney Direct) that provides service between the Poinciana Wal Mart and the Disney Springs Transfer Center. 

Currently only one morning trip operates to Disney Springs and one late afternoon trip operates to Poinciana. This route is proposed to deviate from Poinciana Boulevard to serve the Poinciana SunRail Station.

With regard to US 192, there are several existing routes that serve the Kissimmee SunRail Station including Routes 55 and 56 to the west which run 30-minute headways all day and have significant overlap (almost like having 15-minute headways along those segments).  

Route 18 serves US 192 to the east for a short segment from US 441 to Denn John Lane with 60-minute headways, and Route 10 serves US 192 from the Kissimmee SunRail Station to St Cloud with 30-minute headways.

Finally, NeighborLink is a dial-a-ride flex-service that is designed to make it easier for individuals living in less populated areas to use public transportation. 

The Neighborlink 604 provides service to Intercession City and Campbell City.

The existing base location is proposed to be moved to the Poinciana SunRail Station, and service hours would be expanded to match the SunRail train schedule, with service beginning approximately 45 minutes earlier and operating approximately 2 hours later in the evening. This service provides smaller buses that can access neighborhoods and is more cost efficient. As the ridership in that area grows, we will work with LYNX to evaluate the need for a different type of service.

As reported, Commissioner Janer requested that FDOT and LYNX review the analysis for the proposed route. This effort is underway, and we will report the results when available.”