TEXRail has crossed 1 million rides in 2026, marking the first time the Fort Worth commuter rail line has reached the milestone within a single calendar year, with nearly three months still remaining.
Trinity Metro announced the milestone on September 30, saying TEXRail recorded its 1 millionth ride of 2026 earlier that week. The agency said the line has carried more than 4.8 million customers since service began in January 2019.
The 27-mile line operates daily between Downtown Fort Worth and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Terminal B, with stations in Fort Worth, North Richland Hills and Grapevine.
“DFW Airport is our region’s gateway to the world, and TEXRail puts that gateway within easy reach of Fort Worth,” Trinity Metro Chief Operating Officer Reed Lanham said in the September 30 release. “Customers can board a train in Downtown Fort Worth and arrive directly at Terminal B without worrying about traffic or parking. Just as importantly, TEXRail provides dependable access for team members who work at the airport and help keep one of the world’s busiest airports moving every day.”
Trinity Metro also said more than $114 million in public and private transit-oriented development has occurred near Grapevine/Main Street Station, including Hotel Vin, Harvest Hall, entertainment and event space, an outdoor plaza and a parking garage. The agency reported sales tax revenue growth of nearly 40% for businesses within a five-minute walk of the station and more than 30% within a 10-minute walk. Trinity Metro did not specify the comparison period for those percentages.
Trinity Metro plans to break ground October 29 on a 2.1-mile TEXRail extension from Fort Worth T&P Station to a new Near Southside Station in the Fort Worth Medical District. The Trinity Metro Board authorized agreements in September with Baylor Scott & White Health affiliates for property needed for the station, including the donation of about 1.76 acres for the permanent site.
A 2023 Trinity Metro announcement placed the extension program at $167 million and said the new station would include a 100-space park-and-ride lot. Trinity Metro did not restate those figures in its September 30 ridership release.
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