Trinity Railway Express

Trinity Railway Express
operator	Dallas Area Rapid Transit , Fort Worth Transportation Authority
Lines	1
Route length	55.4 km
Stations	10
Passengers / year	2.16 million (2004)

The Trinity Railway Express (abbreviation TRE ) is a regional train in public transport in Dallas and Fort Worth , which is operated jointly by the local transport companies of the two cities. The regional train was named after the Trinity River , which flows from Fort Worth to Dallas.

A TRE locomotive at the Fort Worth Amtrak station

The line has its east end at Union Station west of downtown Dallas. From there it runs past the American Airlines Center through Irvin and Dallas / Fort Worth Airport via Hurst and Richland Hills to the T&P station in downtown Fort Worth.

history

The Trinity Railway Express was inaugurated shortly after the Dallas light rail opened in 1996 and initially only ran between Dallas and Irving. On September 18, 2000, the line was extended to Richland Hills, creating the first train connection between the airport and Dallas. On November 13, 2001, the route was extended to its current end point in Fort Worth.

The route is traveled by Bombardier BiLevel double-decker cars hauled by EMD F59PHI locomotives .

Connection to the airport

Since 2000/2001 there has been a shuttle bus from the CentrePort train station to the Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport . Alternatively, there has been a direct connection from Dallas to Terminal A with the Orange Line of the DART light rail since 2014 and since 2019 with the TEXRail line from Fort Worth to Terminal B.

Fort Worth Texas & Pacific Station, the western terminus of the TRE

Rolling stock

• four EMD F59PH (1994) taken over by GO Transit in 2000 and two EMD F59PHI (2001)
• Bombardier Transportation double-decker car

Train stations

• Union Station (Dallas City Center)
• Victory Station (only served during events at the American Airlines Center )
• Medical / Market Center Station
• Downtown Irving / Heritage Crossing Station
• West Irving Station
• CentrePort / DFW Airport Station
• Bell station
• Richland Hills Station
• Fort Worth Central Station (Fort Worth city center)
• Fort Worth T&P Station (Fort Worth City Center)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated February 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Web links

Commons : Trinity Railway Express  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Trinity Railway Express website (Engl.)