Background: Trinity Metro is a transportation authority that provides service to the city of Fort Worth and surrounding suburbs of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. Its services include bus; TRE, or Trinity Railway Express; TEXRail; ACCESS, which provides service to those with disabilities; and the rideshare service Zipzone.
Highlights: Andreski cited TEXRail’s ridership levels, upcoming rail extensions and new programs as successes for the transit agency.
- Ridership is 89% recovered compared to February 2020.
- TEXRail sees 74% in annual growth. In four years and a few months, Andreski said TEXRail has carried nearly 2 million people.
- Grapevine’s train station is the second busiest station in Trinity Metro’s system. DFW’s station at Terminal D is No. 1.
- On TEXRail, 23% of riders begin and end their ride in Grapevine.
- 72,000 bikes were rented as part of Fort Worth’s bike share program.
- 98.1% of TEXRail trains were on time in March.
Innovations: Trinity Metro’s rail extension and electric bike share program are two new and upcoming services Andreski highlighted in his presentation.
- A program is coming to reinvest and upgrade Trinity Railway Express.
- Zipzone, a rideshare service that operates like Uber or Lyft, is one way Trinity Metro is innovating to address ridership levels.
- A 2-mile extension will be added to the TEXRail Route near the Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center. Service is expected to begin in late 2026.
- Silver Line project that will connect DART rail service between DFW Airport and Plano
- Future expansion to the southwest on the TEXRail line
- Relaunch of Trinity Railway Express with new vehicles, improved schedules and upgraded speeds
- Additional TEXRail vehicles purchased to address increased routes
