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Baylink is a high-speed railway linking Bayview to Crystal Bay via Cape Coral. Built as the first collaboration between the Southern Union for Development (SUD) and the NorthEast Transportation Department (NTD), construction on the railway between Bayview and Cape Coral took place from 2021 to 2022 while construction from Cape Coral to Crystal Bay was completed in 2023.
History
A railway connection between Bayview and neighbouring Cape Coral was first proposed by the SUD in 2021 to accompany the construction of the SR6 highway connecting the cities' road systems. Construction of the railway connection finished April 2022, concurrently with the highway, and both continue to be owned and managed by the SUD. Proposals for the SUD extending the railway to Crystal Bay date back to May 2022, but the connection was only built once PrinceAdam of the NTD acquired land for a Crystal Bay train station from Daisypark777 in early 2023. The NTD constructed the railway between Crystal Bay and Cape Coral in 2023, completing the route. The SUD portion of the line underwent significant realignment during the construction of the Cape Coral Circuit in 2023.
Route
The line begins on Platforms 7 and 8 underneath Palm Junction Station in central Bayview, which is also served by the Great Eastern Railway, South Line and local subway, bus and tram services. The railway surfaces and merges to form one track as it leaves Bayview, and follows the route of the SR6 Highway (also informally called Baylink) until reaching Platform 2 of Cape Coral train station, which is also served by a railway line to Yakaze. The subsequent portion of the line leaves from Platform 1 of Cape Coral station, and travels overground, stopping at Cape Coral North station. After travelling through the countryside north of Cape Coral, the line terminates at Crystal Bay railway station, north of Crystal Bay.