Trinity Metro will offer FREE rides on all services in Tarrant County on New Year’s Eve, including buses, ZIPZONE on-demand rideshare services, TEXRail, Fort Worth Bike Sharing and ACCESS paratransit.
TRE will only operate one train to Dallas and one to Fort Worth for Dallas Stars fans. The eastbound will depart Fort Worth T&P Station at 5 p.m. One westbound train will leave Victory Station 20 minutes after the game.
Questions? Call customer care at 817-215-8600.
(FORT WORTH, TEXAS) Dec. 12, 2023 – Trinity Metro is partnering with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program to bring holiday cheer to North Texas children. On Saturday, Dec. 16, anyone riding TEXRail has the opportunity to donate a toy – and receive a free ride. Throughout the service day, riders may donate an unwrapped toy by giving it to a TEXRail conductor.
Another option for donating is at TEXRail’s North Richland Hills/Smithfield Station (6420 Smithfield Rd., North Richland Hills, TX 76182). Staff will be on hand from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, for anyone who wants to drop off a toy. Visitors will be treated to fun, entertainment and hot chocolate.
(FORT WORTH, TX – Nov. 21, 2023) – We are excited to announce that ZIPZONE will be operating on weekends in all zones between Nov. 25 and Dec. 17. The expanded hours are designed to provide riders with affordable, flexible travel during the holiday season to get where they need to go — whether that be for gift shopping, seeing friends and family, heading to a party car-free, or taking on extra shifts at work.
Mercantile, South Tarrant and Southeast ZIPZONEs will operate the same schedule on weekends as they use on weekdays. Alliance and Southside already operate during weekends, so those schedules will remain unchanged.
(FORT WORTH, TEXAS) Oct. 27, 2023 – TEXRail will not operate on Tuesday, Nov. 14, so that crews can perform maintenance along the corridor between Fort Worth and DFW Airport. Trains will cease operations at 2:45 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, with plans to resume operations at 2:45 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15.
If all work is not finished on Nov. 14, TEXRail will resume partial service on Nov. 15 by running trains on the completed portion of the route and connecting with a bus to run the full length of the line.
While TEXRail is not operating, airport travelers may ride TRE Link from DFW Airport to CentrePort Station, where they can connect to Trinity Railway Express for service to Hurst, Richland Hills and Fort Worth.
If you have no other means of transportation to essential employment during this time, please call customer care at 817-215-8600 by 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9. Representatives will be able to help you with travel arrangements.
Trinity Metro’s Southeast ZIPZONE is expanding to include the City of Forest Hill, beginning Wednesday, Nov. 1. The popular on-demand rideshare service will now provide a public transportation option to the city, which includes the 76119 and 76140 ZIP codes.
The expansion provides Forest Hill residents with opportunity to connect with two Tarrant County College campuses and the Sierra Vista Transfer Center, which offers connections to other Trinity Metro services. Other points of interest in the Southeast ZIPZONE include Fort Worth VA Clinic, Resource Connection and Walmart Supercenter.
Timing for the expanded service couldn’t be better for new riders because all rides are free in November while Trinity Metro is celebrating 40 years of serving the community.
Two former Trinity Metro leaders were inducted into the American Public Transportation Association Hall of Fame during this week’s APTA EXPO in Orlando. Congratulations to Paul J Ballard and John P. Bartosiewicz for being honored among the best leaders in the North American transit industry. Their fall induction coincides with another celebration: Trinity Metro’s 40th anniversary of serving the community.
Paul Ballard was president and chief executive officer when Trinity Metro TEXRail launched commuter rail service between downtown Fort Worth and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. Trinity Metro President & CEO Richard Andreski presented the award to Paul Ballard.
John Bartosiewicz was president and executive director when Trinity Railway Express and the downtown Fort Worth station and transit hub were built. The meeting room inside the station was named in his honor: John B. Community Room.
(FORT WORTH, TEXAS) Oct. 9, 2023 – To celebrate its 40 years of serving the community, Trinity Metro is offering free rides for all passengers traveling in Tarrant County for the month of November. That includes all buses, TEXRail, ZIPZONE on-demand rideshare services and ACCESS paratransit. Plus, passengers will enjoy free rides in the west zone (between Fort Worth T&P Station and CentrePort Station) of Tr
inity Railway Express.
“Trinity Metro has been an integral part of the community for 40 years,” said President & CEO Richard Andreski. “We want to celebrate our 40th anniversary by offering free trips throughout November as way to thank our loyal riders – and to invite new riders to try our transit network.”
Trinity Metro began operating on Nov. 8, 1983, as the Fort Worth Transportation Authority. Much has changed over the years as our range of services and our community have grown and developed.
About Trinity Metro
Trinity Metro is a regional transportation system that provides public transportation to meet the mobility needs in Tarrant County. The agency offers connections throughout the North Central Texas region, providing passenger trips on buses, TEXRail, ACCESS paratransit, ZIPZONEs, Fort Worth Bike Sharing, vanpools and Trinity Railway Express (TRE), a 34-mile commuter rail line jointly owned and operated with Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). Trinity Metro is the sole owner and operator of TEXRail, a 27-mile commuter rail line that runs between downtown Fort Worth and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport’s Terminal B.
(FORT WORTH, TEXAS) Oct. 2, 2023 – Trinity Metro is rolling out a new way to partner with not-for-profit organizations to help them promote the important work they perform in our community. A different one will be featured each quarter, and there is no cost to apply for the program.
The Community Partners Program offers agencies the opportunity to be featured on the exterior of Trinity Metro’s Community Bus.
Qualified organizations may apply online for the chance to partner with Trinity Metro on this initiative.
“We are excited about this new program and how it will help local non-profits,” said Melissa Chrisman, vice president of marketing and communications. “We are pleased to partner with Adsposure to cover the bus advertising costs so our community partners can be featured all over town.”
What are the benefits for partners?
In addition to seeing their bus design rolling across Fort Worth, agencies will receive many additional benefits, including:
For more information, visit the Community Partners Program on the Trinity Metro website.
On Saturday evening, Sept. 30, TEXRail experienced an unexpected gate crossing malfunction at Holiday Lane. The train crew immediately reported the crossing malfunction to the dispatcher, who placed a temporary train speed restriction at the crossing and mandated horn blowing per federal regulations.
TEXRail personnel performed diagnostics to evaluate the crossing and monitored the crossing for 24 hours to ensure reliable operations. The temporary speed restriction and horn-blowing requirement was lifted at 6:30 a.m. today (Oct. 2).
To accommodate scheduled network upgrades, TEXRail will have a brief service disruption in the early hours on Monday, Sept. 25. Regular service will resume at 3:20 a.m. Monday.
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