Media Relations Contact:Belinda Willis (for the Fort Worth Transportation Authority) September 25, 2000 For immediate release: TRE WEEKDAY RIDERSHIP DOUBLES WITH TARRANT COUNTY EXTENSION FORT WORTH, Texas - The Trinity Railway Express extension into Tarrant County helped boost average weekday ridership to almost 6,000 passengers daily during the first week of service to four new stations, more than double the previous average weekday ridership on the commuter rail line.
CentrePort/DFW Airport Station continues to be a major destination along the TRE line. The CentrePort business shuttle operated by the T carried about 100 riders daily to businesses located throughout the industrial park. Plans are already underway to permanently expand the parking lots at the Richland Hills and CentrePort/DFW Airport stations. Overflow parking is available now, and construction could be completed by the end of the year. As for addition train service to Richland Hills, Bartosiewicz said the T has begun surveying riders for feedback and to solicit suggestions for building service. Currently, the Richland Hills and Hurst/Bell stations offer commuter rush hour service only. "There have been specific requests by riders for at least one midday and one evening train to and from Richland Hills. We will be discussing additional service with our train operators to determine what is feasible, based on equipment and rail capacity issues." The Trinity Railway Express is a joint project of the T and Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), connecting Fort Worth and Dallas with commuter rail service along a 34-mile rail line. Service began in December 1996 from Union Station to the Medical/Market Station and the South Irving Transit Center. Trains to two downtown Fort Worth stations will be operating by October 2001. -- 30 -- |
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