![]() In North Richland Hills, which has three of the stations along the 27-mile line, there are 850 housing units on the ground or under construction. TEXRail may soon have help enticing people to ride the train, thanks to more than $336 million in transit-oriented development at stations. Things are off to a good start after residents got a taste of things to come during a free trial period in January.īaulsir said it is an education process to persuade people to park their cars and instead leave the driving to someone else. By the end of the first year, Trinity Metro projects 8,000 riders per day. ![]() More than 200,000 passengers rode the train the first four months of operation. TEXRail has been popular since its debut in January. TEXRail is the western half of a 52-mile commuter line that will eventually run from Plano to Fort Worth, providing many of the region’s growing suburbs direct rail access to the nation’s fourth busiest airport by rail. “We sincerely believe this is the premier commuter rail line in Texas,” said Baulsir, who was elevated to the top job at Trinity Metro in April with the retirement of Paul Ballard. Hushed environment, each TEXRail train features a quiet car. It’s a nice enough ride to allow passengers to work, read, rest or, in the age of social media, share images of their trip with friends. The track is a continuous 27 miles of steel, making it feel almost like the trip is not on a rail, but a cushion of air, said Bob Baulsir, Trinity Metro’s new First, it passes through Grapevine and North Richland Hills. The train pulls out of the station toward Fort Worth. Passengers enter the train, level with the platform for easy boarding of strollers, bicycles, wheelchairs and luggage. Soon the bright lights of a brand-new silver TEXRail train pulls toward the station.TEXRail is the region’s latest passenger rail addition, transporting people between Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and downtown Fort Worth. Planes are buzzing overhead, coming in for a smooth landing just to the east of the railroad tracks. Ridership along this 27-mile line has started out strong and is expected to keep climbing as development continues. Trinity Metro’s TEXRail commuter line began service from Fort Worth to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, providing another transit option on the west side of the region. ![]() ![]()
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