TRE to Run Later Trains And Sunday Service for MAIN ST Fort Worth Arts Festival 2014
April 7,2014
*Also, weekend $1 bus shuttles from both Billy Bob’s Texas and Farrington Field
FORT WORTH (April, 7 2014) – The Trinity Railway Express (TRE) will add later night trains and Sunday service during the MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival 2014, April 10-13. On Friday and Saturday of the festival, The T also will operate $1 park and ride bus shuttles from both Farrington Field and Billy Bob’s, Texas to and from downtown. No bus shuttles on Sunday.
The additional bus and TRE service is designed to help reduce traffic congestion downtown where most of Main Street and some other downtown streets will be closed to vehicle traffic during the festival.
The TRE service includes an additional late eastbound train that will depart from The T’s downtown Fort Worth Intermodal Transportation Center (ITC) after the end of the festival Friday through Sunday nights. (Thursday’s regular schedule last eastbound train leaves after the festival’s close that day.)
The ITC Station is a short walk to Main St. Riding TRE requires a regular fare, a valid rail pass, or a reduced pass with valid I.D. Children under age 5 may ride free with parent or guardian.
The T’s shuttle buses for $1 cash each way will run every 20 minutes from park and ride areas at both Farrington Field and Billy Bob’s, Texas to and from downtown from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday. Parking at Billy Bob’s and Farrington Field is free. No bus shuttles on Sunday.
On Friday and Saturday, the specially added TRE eastbound train, departing at 11:35 p.m. from the ITC Station, will not connect with any DART Rail service at Union Station. The last TRE Sunday train departs at 8:35 p.m. These special trains from downtown Fort Worth to Dallas will stop at stations across the corridor as needed -- Richland Hills, Bell, Centerport/DFW Airport, West Irving, Downtown Irving/Heritage Crossing, Medical Market Ctr., Victory and Union Station. TRE riders returning to Dallas from the festival should check DART schedules at www.dart.org for appropriate DART rail/bus connections to their final destination.
Customer Information – TheT/TRE booth is next to the Arts Festival Information booth. It will provide paper masks that can be decorated by kids and T give-aways. The T’s bus and TRE schedules are available at www.The-T.com or by calling Customer Service at 817-215-8600. For MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival information, go to www.mainstreetartsfest.org.
For more information, contact:
Joan Hunter
Communications Manager
jhunter@the-t.com(817)215-8973 - office(817) 455-4110 - cell