Media Relations Contact:
Morgan Lyons

January 12, 2004

Effective Monday, January 26

DART Adjusts Bus, Rail Schedules to Improve Connections

DART is rolling out minor adjustments to about two dozen bus and rail schedules to make transfers more convenient.

New customer schedules and the January 26 Bus & Rail Service Change brochures are available on buses and trains and at DART transit centers, the downtown Dallas DART Store at Akard Station and DART.org.

Bus Service Changes
Twenty-three bus route schedules are being modified. The routes with modifications include: Dallas bus routes: 21, 44, 183, 278, 453, 522, 548, 556, 582. Plano bus routes: 234, 316, 350, 570, 572, 760. Other modified bus routes are: Addison, bus route 361; Carrollton/Farmers Branch, bus routes 204, 247; Garland, bus route 428; Irving, bus routes 202, 306, 310; and Richardson, bus route 358. DART operates a total of about 130 bus routes.

Rail Service Changes
Southbound Red Line trains departing Pearl Station at 6:23 p.m. and 6:37 p.m. will continue to Westmoreland Station, and the southbound Blue Line train departing at 6:45 p.m. will continue to Ledbetter Station. These trains currently complete their trip at Cedars Station.

For more detailed information about DART services call DART Customer Service at 214-979-1111. Information about DART services, fares, schedules, maps and trip planning is always available at www.DART.org.

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