On a weeknight when the Magic play at home, the last southbound SunRail train leaves Church Street Station at 11:01 p.m. It reaches Meadow Woods at 11:19, 18 minutes later, and pulls into the lot at 120 Fairway Woods Boulevard, where parking is free.
That late train is one of several small changes that make the station useful well beyond the morning commute. Over the past year it has gained later service and a free game-night ride. A bus route that could link it directly to Orlando International Airport also goes before the LYNX board on Thursday, October 22. These modest schedule and route changes, more than the long-range airport rail plan, decide what the station is good for right now.
The Ride Home From the Kia Center Is Free This Season
SunRail's Train-To-The-Game service came back on Tuesday, October 13, for the 2026-27 season. On weeknights when the Magic play at home, anyone with a game ticket rides free by showing it, on paper or on a phone, to a conductor or fare inspector. The Magic pay for the program, and the season includes 31 weeknight home games.
The Kia Center is steps from Church Street Station, so the walk is short. The train that counts for Meadow Woods is the late southbound run, P341. Here is its schedule from Church Street:
- Church Street: 11:01 p.m.
- Orlando Health/Amtrak: 11:04 p.m.
- Sand Lake Road: 11:12 p.m.
- Meadow Woods: 11:19 p.m.
- Tupperware: 11:24 p.m.
- Kissimmee/Amtrak: 11:29 p.m.
- Poinciana: 11:38 p.m.
The free ride covers weeknight games only, because SunRail has no regular weekend schedule.
Later Trains Have Been Arriving for a While
The game-night service builds on changes that started last winter. In December 2025, ClickOrlando reported that SunRail added two trains: a northbound train leaving Poinciana at 8:45 p.m. and a southbound train leaving DeLand at 9:55 p.m. A northbound train passing through south Orange County after 8:45 p.m. makes a dinner downtown possible without driving.
Event service has also become routine. For the touring production of Hamilton, SunRail added a northbound 11 p.m. train from Church Street on 12 weeknights between September 29 and October 16. That special run was scheduled through October 16, and it fits the trend: when a big event fills downtown on a weeknight, the late schedule now stretches to cover it.
The Bus Proposal Would Point the Station Toward the Airport
The second change faces east. On September 17, LYNX released its December 2026 service proposal. One of its biggest route changes runs right through Meadow Woods. Here is the entry for Link 407, the Kissimmee/Orlando International Airport/Medical City route:
"Reducing daily service to Lake Nona. Changing route to Landstar Boulevard, Meadow Woods SunRail, Wetherbee Road and discontinuing service on SR 417. Route will make all local stops between Kissimmee Intermodal and Orlando International Airport."
Under the proposal, Link 407 would leave State Road 417 and run along Landstar Boulevard and Wetherbee Road, two of Meadow Woods' main roads, with a stop at the SunRail station loop in between. Neighbors could then reach the airport on a local bus with stops near home, and riders arriving on SunRail could transfer at the station to a bus bound for MCO.
The same proposal has a cost for a nearby community. ClickOrlando's September 17 report says the 407 change would cut Lake Nona trips to twice a day. It also says LYNX ridership fell nearly 10% between June 2025 and June 2026, which is the backdrop for the whole package of cuts and reroutes. The proposal also drops some trips on routes elsewhere in the region, including early-morning and late-evening runs on Link 10 along East U.S. 192 toward St. Cloud.
Where the Vote Stands
The LYNX Board of Directors meets at 1 p.m. on Thursday, October 22, in the second-floor board room at LYNX Central Station, 455 N. Garland Ave., to vote on the proposal. If the board approves it, the changes take effect December 13. The public comment period closed October 12.
Until the board votes and LYNX updates its route information, the 407 reroute is still a proposal. The SunRail station page currently lists two LYNX connections at Meadow Woods, Link 18 and FastLink 418. The board could approve the plan as written, change it or delay it, so check the LYNX site after the meeting before planning a December airport trip around the bus.
The Airport Train Is Still on a Much Longer Timeline
There is a bigger plan to connect south Orange County to the airport, and it moves at a very different speed. On April 24, 2025, the Central Florida Commuter Rail Commission unanimously advanced the proposed Sunshine Corridor to a Project Development and Environment study, with FDOT asked to lead the work on feasibility, cost, environmental issues and funding. The concept would link downtown Orlando, Kissimmee, the airport, the Orange County Convention Center and South International Drive by rail, with a possible extension to Disney Springs. Its airport-to-Kissimmee leg is the part that would pass near Meadow Woods.
As of fall 2026, the project is still in that study. FDOT's project page labels it in the Planning phase. In March 2026, ClickOrlando put the proposed corridor's cost at more than $4 billion. In September 2026, the Orlando Business Journal reported that FDOT is working with federal officials on a study expected to wrap up in 2027, and that federal money would need to cover at least half the project. No exact route through the Meadow Woods area has been set.
SunRail is changing hands during the same period. Local governments are expected to take over the system from the state, with the handoff targeted for the end of 2027. The four counties and the City of Orlando would split routine costs based on ridership.
This is why the bus vote matters more for the near future than the rail headlines do. A rail line to the airport means years of study, a federal funding decision and a change in who runs SunRail. A bus reroute along Landstar and Wetherbee takes one board vote and a December schedule change.
What a First Ride From Meadow Woods Costs
For anyone who hasn't used the station before, here are the current basics:
- Fares: A one-way trip within a single county or zone costs $2, plus $1 for each additional zone. Meadow Woods to downtown Orlando is one zone, and a one-zone round trip costs $3.75.
- Old cards: SunRail's 2024 fare-system upgrade made the old yellow SunCards unusable. If one is sitting in a drawer, it needs to be transferred or closed.
- Schedule: Trains run about every 30 minutes during morning and evening peaks, less often midday, and on weekdays only.
- Holidays: There is no service on Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day, which matters for anyone hoping to ride downtown over the holidays. New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day are also off the schedule.
- At the station: Parking is free, there is a bike rack, and the station has a LYNX bus loop.
A Magic ticket replaces the fare on weeknight game nights. On every other weeknight, a trip downtown and back costs $3.75.
If you're weighing how the station and the possible 407 bus fit your routine, or what transit access means for a home on Landstar or Wetherbee, the McQuade Home Team is glad to talk it through with you. We'll follow what the LYNX board decides at its October 22 meeting. Schedule a Consultation whenever it suits you.
