It’s a moment that Fort Worth rail riders will not soon forget.

Approximately 140 passenger trains depart from Central Station in downtown and go all day long to Trinity Metro’s Grove Street headquarters.

The building is not circled by the trains. Rather, they pass through it because of a brief tunnel that is incorporated into the property’s rear and contains the train line.

Dave Carter, standing on the rail platform of the station, remarked, “That’s pretty cool.”

Employees of Trinity Metro, who have been at 801 Grove St. since late 2021, reported that trains don’t make too much noise as they pass. However, officials noted that because the back part of the structure over the tunnel is not authorized for office space, it is still unoccupied.

Although it lacks the public appeal of the city’s renowned but defunct rail tunnel, it is nevertheless seen as a feasible transit option and is primarily used by TEXRail, Trinity Railway Express, and Amtrak trains.The M&O subway ran in downtown Fort Worth for seven miles from 1963 and 2002. The Trinity River Campus of Tarrant County College, which built in 2009, still has a portion of that former subway tunnel underneath it.

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TEXRail, which connects downtown Fort Worth to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, is seeing an increase in ridership, according to Trinity Metro Chief Operating Officer Reed Lanham.

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With the help of a $25 million federal grant that officials believe they are still on pace to receive, the agency is preparing to expand TEXRail into the Medical District. Since the project was originally planned to cover the Texas Christian University region, travel along Granbury Road, and continue south of Interstate 20 to Sycamore School Road, TEXRail may eventually extend much further south.

According to Lanham, a former vice president of rail for Trinity Metro, our ridership is increasing at a respectable pace.

Due to the large number of workers and passengers using DFW Airport, TEXRail has experienced annual growth of roughly 12% to 14% as travel has switched primarily from weekends to include more weekday ridership.

According to Lanham, our daily averages are steadily increasing. For each month, a new record is set. Whether it’s the parade of lights in Fort Worth, the tree lighting down here, or all the events taking place in Grapevine, our Christmas ridership continues to surpass the others.

When the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Silver Line opens later this year, perhaps in late October, TEXRail will have better rail connectivity. The Silver Line will connect passengers to northern Dallas County and Collin County, sharing Trinity Metro’s two DFW Airport stops. Riders can also walk a short distance to reach the DART Orange Line at Terminal A from the airport’s Terminal B stop.

“It’s definitely making regional travel easier,” said Glenn Miller, head of marketing for Trinity Metro.

According to officials, passengers are aware of the advantages of rail travel’s stress-free simplicity and affordability.

“Once you give it a try, you’re going to love it,” Lanham stated.

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