Dallas Area Rapid Transit

Dallas, Tx / Jun 2009 / RWH

dart_inset Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) gets you around Dallas, Texas, and 12 surrounding cities with modern public transit services and customer facilities tailored to make your trip fast, comfortable and economical. Our extensive network of DART Light Rail, Trinity Railway Express commuter rail, bus routes and paratransit services moves more than 220,000 passengers per day across our 700-square-mile service area.

With DART you can easily explore North Texas and go someplace you've never been. From arts and culture, to sports, recreation, dining, and special events, DART can get you to more places than you can imagine. From hidden gems in every neighborhood to the trendiest spots in town, every trip can be a new adventure.

DART

dart_state egyptian he Dallas Area Rapid Transit system (DART) operates 93 miles of light rail passenger service on 4 lines across the Dallas metropolitan area. With a daily ridership of nearly 70,000 people, it is among the top ten busiest light-rail systems in the country. The system uses light rail trains manufactured by Kinki Sharyo, a Japanese manufacturer of railroad vehicles based in Osaka. DART jointly operates the Trinity Railway Express commuter rail line between Dallas and Fort Worth, with Trinity Metro. The agency also operates the Dallas Streetcar and provides funding for the non-profit McKinney Avenue Streetcar. Connections from DART trains can be made to Amtrak and the Trinity Railway Express line (below).

2007 DART rail system map / collection

2022 DART rail system map / collection

Dallas, Tx / Jun 2009 / RWH

See also our associated McKinney Avenue Transit Authority scrapbook in Streetcars

Kinki Sharyo trainsets

Dallas Area Rapid Transit

kinki_logo The Kinki Sharyo Co., Ltd., also known as Kinkisharyo (as one word, without the space), is a Japanese manufacturer of railroad vehicles based in Osaka. It is an affiliate company of Kintetsu Corporation. In business since 1920 (as Tanaka Rolling Stock Works) it was renamed The Kinki Sharyo Co., Ltd in 1945. They have produced light rail vehicles used by a number of transportation agencies, especially in the United States.

Wikipedia

Dallas, Tx / Jun 2009 / RWH

Dallas, Tx / Jun 2009 / RWH

Dallas, Tx / Jun 2009 / RWH

Dallas, Tx / Jun 2009 / RWH

Dallas, Tx / Jun 2009 / RWH

Dallas, Tx / Jun 2009 / RWH

Dallas, Tx / Jun 2009 / RWH

See also our complete Amtrak Texas Eagle route scrapbook in Mainlines

Dallas, Tx / Jun 2009 / RWH

Dallas, Tx / Jun 2003 / JCH

Click to see the Dallas Amtrak / DART station plotted on a Google Maps page

Trinity Railway Express

Commuter Rail Service between Fort Worth and Dallas

Fort Worth, Tx / Jun 2003 / JCH

dart_state egyptian he Trinity Railway Express (TRE) is a commuter rail line in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It was established by an interlocal agreement between Dallas Area Rapid Transit (above) and Trinity Metro. Each transit authority owns a 50% stake in the joint rail project and contractor Herzog Transit Services operates the line. The TRE began operating in December 1996 with a fleet of 13 Budd RDC self-propelled passenger cars built in the 1950s for Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, and Boston & Maine. Current TRE trains utilize one of 11 diesel-electric F59PH or F40PH models pulling a series of bi-level commuter coaches. The eastern terminus of the TRE line is Dallas Union Station on the west side of downtown Dallas. The line runs northwest, past the American Airlines Center and Southwestern Medical Center, through Irving, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Hurst, and Richland Hills before ending with two stops in downtown Fort Worth: Fort Worth Central Station at 9th and Jones Streets and T&P Station on Throckmorton Street.