Brightline told investors yesterday that it is dealing with a shortage of capacity on some of its trains.
“Demand for our service currently exceeds supply on certain routes, with approximately one out of every three trains at or near capacity and approximately 50% of trains with 80%+ load factors in the month of February,” a note to investors said.
To meet demand, Brightline has ordered additional new passenger cars which are scheduled for delivery this summer.
In the meantime, the company has been forced to restrict capacity for short-distance trips in order to make room for more profitable long-distance passengers.
There were just 114,264 short-distance trips in February, compared to 151,654 in February 2023, as a result of the capacity limits, the company said.
Despite the restrictions, systemwide passenger counts broke records in February and are on track to break records again in March.
