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(FORT WORTH, TX – July 12, 2024) – Did you know that TEXRail can make your summer travel plans easier?  Five of the TEXRail stations have an average of 20 spots for long-term parking to give travelers an economical option when riding TEXRail to DFW Airport to catch a flight.

Long-term parking options:

• Fort Worth T&P Station
• North Side Station
• Mercantile Center Station
• North Richland Hills/Iron Horse Station
• North Richland Hills/Smithfield Station

Customers may make reservations and payments on the Ace Parking app for Apple or GooglePlay. The cost is only $5 a day. Overflow parking will continue to be offered through Jan. 8. Trinity Metro is working with Ace to reflect the additional parking for customers.

For questions about the app, completing payments and where to park if all of the spaces are full, contact Darrin Smith, Ace parking account manager and site manager, at 214-724-6758 or dlsmith@aceparking.com.

(FORT WORTH, TEXAS) Aug. 1, 2024 — Trinity Metro will soon be rolling out an array of changes to its transit network to provide a simpler, easier-to-navigate customer experience. Fare simplification, increased frequency and rebranding are among the modifications that will launch on Sunday, Sept. 15.

New fare structure

Trinity Metro is upgrading its fare system to make riding public transit easier and more convenient. The new system will be simpler to understand and use, which will likely encourage more people to choose Trinity Metro for their transportation needs.

Single rides for buses, trains and On-Demand will be just $2 for regular local services, and the reduced cost will be $1. One-day tickets will be $4 and 7-day tickets will be $18, with the reduced costs of $2 and $9 respectively.

Monthly and annual passes will only be available to EASYRIDE partners.

Orange Line, other bus updates

Route 15 Stockyards/North Main will be rebranded as the Orange Line, which will offer extended weeknight service and stops at more downtown hotels. The bus will run from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. (next day) seven days a week for a consistent rider experience.

The Dash, along with routes 23 TCC Northeast Campus/TRE, 28 Mansfield Highway/Sierra Vista, 45 TCC Northwest/AngleAve/Azle Ave and 66X Candleridge/Altamesa Express, will be discontinued. On-Demand will fill the needs for those who rode routes 23, 28 and 45. Route 66X is serviced by routes 6 8th Ave/McCart, 52 Hulen and 72 Hemphill/Sycamore School Rd.

Route 5 Evans Ave/TCC South will increase weekday frequency to 15 minutes and weekend frequency to 30 minutes. Molly the Trolley’s route will be adjusted to add a stop on Lancaster Avenue in front of Fort Worth T&P Station. 

On-Demand

Current ZIPZONE services in Mercantile, Southeast, Southside and South Tarrant will be rebranded as Trinity Metro On-Demand. For Trinity Metro On-Demand South Tarrant, Crowley and Everman will no longer be included after Sept. 13. Service was originally grant-funded and both cities have opted to discontinue service because of budget constraints. In the Mercantile boundary, Blue Mound will be removed after Sept. 13 because residents voted to discontinue service. 

The service change also brings new On-Demand offerings. The agency will launch Trinity Metro On-Demand North Side and Trinity Metro On-Demand TCC Northeast while also expanding Trinity Metro On-Demand Southside.

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, Trinity Metro TEXRail, paratransit, on-demand rideshare services, Fort Worth Bike Sharing, vanpools and Trinity Railway Express. TRE, a 34-mile commuter rail line jointly owned and operated by Trinity Metro and DART, operates between Fort Worth and Dallas. 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.

 

 

TEXRail will have a partial service disruption on Tuesday, July 9, because of work being done for DART’s Silver Line project. Service between Fort Worth T&P Station and Grapevine/Main Street Station will operate as usual. Bus transportation will be provided between Grapevine/Main Street Station and DFW Airport Terminal B Station. The bus will provide express service between those two stations and will not serve DFW Airport North Station.  

Trinity Metro’s bus service in River Oaks will end on Wednesday, March 27. River Oaks has decided to withdraw their financial support for bus service, but will continue their support of ACCESS paratransit services.

Route 91 will continue to operate on its current route, but it will run non-stop through River Oaks beginning on Thursday, March 28.

(FORT WORTH, TEXAS) Feb. 5, 2024 – Trinity Railway Express (TRE) will soon make stops at a brand new station in Fort Worth – Trinity Lakes Station, which is located east of Loop 820 and north of Trinity Boulevard, between the current TRE Richland Hills and Bell stations. The new station is part of Trinity Lakes, a 1,600-acre master planned community that includes retail and residential transit-oriented development.

Trinity Lakes Station will open on Monday, Feb. 19. TRE’s Richland Hills Station will close after the end of service on Saturday, Feb. 17.

A planned system upgrade on the Trinity Metro ZIPZONE app will cause a temporary disruption. The out-of-service period will be approximately 12 hours, which will begin at the conclusion of normal operations on Saturday, Aug. 12.

To allow sufficient time for the upgrade, the Southside ZIPZONE service will have a delayed start of 12 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13.

 

Throughout early voting and on Tuesday, May 6, Fort Worth residents can catch a free ride to the polls on Trinity Metro services to cast votes in the mayoral and city council member election.

Passengers may ride for free to polling locations during early voting from April 24-May 2 and on Election Day, May 6, by showing their voter registration card or current Texas ID.

Riders may choose from Trinity Metro’s bus routes, ZIPZONE on-demand rideshare services or ACCESS paratransit for voting.

To use Trinity Metro ZIPZONE, download the ZIPZONE app and book your ride. Free ZIPZONE rides will be offered to or from any identified voter center location within a zone. For questions about bus routes, ZIPZONE or ACCESS paratransit rides to your polling place, call Trinity Metro at 817-215-8600.