TEXRail

TEXRail
Overview
OwnerTrinity Metro
LocaleTarrant County, Texas, US
Termini
Stations9
Websiteridetrinitymetro.org/texrail
Service
TypeHybrid rail
SystemTrinity Metro
Rolling stock8 Stadler FLIRT
Daily ridership2,100 (weekdays, Q2 2024)[1]
Ridership714,800 (2023)[2]
History
OpenedDecember 31, 2018 (2018-12-31) (preview)
January 10, 2019 (2019-01-10) (full service)
Technical
Line length27.2 mi (43.8 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed70 mph (110 km/h) top
30 mph (48 km/h) avg.
Route map
Map TEXRail highlighted in red
Legend
planned extension
Sycamore School Road
Toll Texas CTP new.svg Chisholm Trail Parkway
 I-20/Granbury Road
I-20.svg I-20
 TCU/Berry
planned extension
Medical District
I-30.svg I-30
 T&P Station
Trinity Railway Express Parking
 Fort Worth Central Station
AmtrakTrinity Railway ExpressGreyhound LinesBus interchange
Trinity Railway Express
to Dallas Union Station
Grapevine Vintage Railroad
to Fort Worth Stockyards
 North Side
Texas 183.svg SH 183
I-35W.svg I-35W
TEXRail Equipment
Maintenance Facility
 Mercantile Center
Fort Worth & Western RR
US 377.svg US 377
I-820.svg I-820
 North Richland Hills/Iron Horse
North Richland Hills/Smithfield
Texas 114.svg SH 114
Grapevine–Main Street
Grapevine Vintage Railroad
Silver Line
to Shiloh Road
(2025)
 DFW Airport North
DART Light Rail orange Orange Line
to LBJ/Central or Parker Road
 DFW Airport Terminal B enlarge…
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible
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TEXRail is a hybrid rail line (i.e., a non-commuter rail service that operates on the national rail network) in Tarrant County, Texas that provides service between downtown Fort Worth and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, with intermediate stations in North Richland Hills and Grapevine. It is operated by Trinity Metro (formerly Fort Worth Transportation Authority). The line was opened for preview service on December 31, 2018 and started revenue service on January 10, 2019.[3] In 2023, the system had a ridership of 714,800, or about 2,100 per weekday.

The new line is worth $1 billion.[4] It is considered a segment of the Cotton Belt Rail Line project, alongside the DART-operated Silver Line (currently under construction) to the east.[5]

Officials with Trinity Metro are hoping the new rail line will entice non-member cities along the line to join the transit agency in its quest to become a regional transit entity. Planned TEXRail stations led to agreements with Grapevine and North Richland Hills in 2006 and 2016, respectively, that allowed stations to be built within those cities. The route also passes through Haltom City, Hurst, and Colleyville, but these cities have not joined or signed interlocal agreements, preventing Trinity Metro from building stations in them.[6]

  1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Campbell, Elizabeth (August 16, 2018). "This commuter rail service is more than a way for passengers to get to DFW Airport". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  4. ^ Dickson, Gordon (June 17, 2016). "TEX Rail on track to open in 2018 despite lack of federal funds". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "DART.org – Cotton Belt Regional Rail Corridor Information". www.dart.org. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  6. ^ "BUSINESS PLAN ANNUAL BUDGET FY 2019" (PDF). Trinity Metro. Retrieved July 26, 2020.