Station moves, different times planned for TEX Rail

Their concerns were allayed, said Councilwoman Sharron Spencer.

"We had a very good meeting with them," Spencer said. "I'm OK with it now. It makes sense to move it down the street a few blocks."

Shuttles would move tourists from the Stockyards to the train station, said Curvie Hawkins, planning director for The T.

Times also have shifted.

Instead of running from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. with 20-minute peak service and 60 minutes off-peak, plans now call for 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. with 30-minute peak service and an hour off-peak.

With noise abatement measures including quiet zones, all the severe noise impacts noted in preliminary reports would be eliminated.

Besides a station planned for Grapevine's downtown, the city has a financial stake in TEX Rail. Voters approved a one-cent sales tax increase, with 3/8-cent going to TEX Rail, in 2006.

By the end of the year, City Manager Bruno Rumbelow estimated, the city will have collected about $48 million for the rail line.

TEX Rail is expected to cost about $758 million.

Residents will have 30 days to comment when a Final Environmental Assessment is complete, probably early next year. The assessment will be in area libraries and elsewhere. More: www.texrail.com.