BY MIRANDA JAIMES
A closer look
What’s next?
TEXRail ridership on the rise
who also serves on the Trinity Metro board, said he foresees TEXRail and the Grapevine station growing in what they can accomplish. “TEXRail is still in its infancy, but Trinity Metro and Grapevine have gotten it right so far,” he said.
As TEXRail ridership grows, transit agency Dallas Area Rapid Transit is moving full- steam ahead with its passenger rail line that will connect downtown Plano to the DFW Airport. This new Silver Line route is slated for completion in 2025. Grapevine City Council member Paul Slechta,
Total annual rides on TEXRail has grown five-fold over the past five years.
800K
137,895 riders
600K
714,716 riders
Plano
400K
12TH STREET STATION
Silver Line connection TEXRail DART’s Silver Line
DOWNTOWN CARROLLTON STATION
DNT TOLL
200K
SHILOH ROAD STATION
289
PGBT TOLL
UT DALLAS STATION
KNOLL TRAIL STATION
PGBT TOLL
0
CITYLINE/ BUSH STATION
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SOURCE: TRINITY METRO/COMMUNITY IMPACT
121
ADDISON STATION
75
CYPRESS WATERS STATION
The sales tax revenue growth and the ridership numbers are both good indicators of the success of a TEXRail station, Lanham said. Projections show the number of rides to increase by another 14% this fiscal year, and then ridership could increase by another 5%-10% over the next four years, he said.
DFW AIRPORT NORTH STATION
Richardson
35E
114
DNT TOLL
635
635
DFW AIRPORT TERMINAL B STATION
N
SOURCE: DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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