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Southwest Corridor
Southwest Corridor
Overview
Status	Planning (Alternatives Analysis)
Termini	Downtown Jacksonville, FL; Green Cove Springs, FL;
Stations	12
Service
System	First Coast Commuter Rail
Technical
Line length	29.3 mi (47.2 km)

North Corridor
North Corridor
Overview
Status	Planning (Alternatives Analysis)
Termini	Downtown Jacksonville, FL; Yulee, FL;
Stations	15
Service
System	First Coast Commuter Rail
Technical
Line length	23.7 mi (38.1 km)

First Coast Commuter Rail
First Coast Commuter Rail
Overview
Status	Alternative Study Stage
Locale	North Florida
Termini	Central: Downtown Jacksonville, FL; North: Yulee, FL; Southwest: Green Cove Springs, FL; Southeast: St Augustine, FL;
Website	http://www.jtafla.com/futureplans/Rail/
Service
Type	Regional rail
Technical
Line length	91 mi (146 km)
Character	At-grade
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The First Coast Commuter Rail is a proposed commuter rail system serving Jacksonville, FL and northeast Florida. It is currently in the very early planning stages, having completed the first step of a fesibility study and currently pursuing a alturnatives annalysis

Three routes were analysised indepth, north to Yulee, FL, southwest to Green Cove Springs, FL and the southeast to St. Augustine, FL.^[2]

A feasibility study was completed in November 2009 for the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA). James Boyle, JTA's regional transportation planner, has since said that their are no fatal flaws in the study.^[3]

History

JTA hired a consultant to conduct a feasibility study in early 2008 at the cost of $400,000. It was completed in November 2009^[4] The study looked into 7 routes, most along existing freight rail right of ways. Three of these, north to Yulee, FL, southwest to Green Cove Springs, FL and the southeast to St. Augustine, FL were selected for in depth study.^[5]

Routes

All routes in the indepth study start in downtown Jacksonville and head out in one of three directions, North, Southwest and Southeast.

North Corridor

The North Corridor originates in Downtown Jacksonville, and head North along the abandonS-Line to Yulee, FL.

Southwest Corridor

The Southwest Corridor originates in Downtown Jacksonville, and head North along the CSX A-Line to Green Cove Springs, FL.

Southeast Corridor

Southeast Corridor
Overview
Status	Planning (Alternatives Analysis)
Termini	Downtown Jacksonville, FL St. Augustine, FL
Stations	13
Service
System	First Coast Commuter Rail
Technical
Line length	38.4 mi (61.8 km)

The Southeast Corridor originates in Downtown Jacksonville, and head Southeast along the Florida East Coast Railway's main line to St. Augustine, FL. The proposed 38.4 mile route is the northen most part of 368 mile freight rail line to Miami.

The corridor already serves 17 regularly scheduled interregional freight trains a day.

References

^ [1] JTA finds ‘no fatal flaws’ in commuter rail study
^ [2] Feasibility Study Final Report
^ [3] JTA finds ‘no fatal flaws’ in commuter rail study
^ http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2009-09-28/story/report_jacksonville_commuter_rail_would_be_costly
^ [4] Feasibility Study Final Report