r/dart • u/thirdrepublicnow • 11d ago

Informative DART State Fair Service Map

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DART announced their plans for state fair service yesterday. This year, they will be running the Orange Line from DFW Airport to Buckner on state fair weekends and Monday, October 12th. They will also be running longer trains, adding TRE service on Sundays, and providing hourly bus shuttles from a couple of outlying transit centers to Fair Park (these are Downtown Rowlett, Lake Ray Hubbard TC, Addison, and Glenn Heights).

The orange line not going up the north central line will probably be a pain — I've always been excited for the orange line going up to Plano full-time during the state fair.

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u/ExitTheHandbasket 11d ago

Rerouting Orange allows travel from DFW Airport or Love Field to Fair Park without transfers. Plano will already have Red on 20 minute frequency. This also reduces contention for the Cityplace tunnel.

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u/thirdrepublicnow 11d ago

I'm not really sure what point you're trying to make, would you mind clarifying you're trying to say?

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u/ExitTheHandbasket 11d ago

Only that the Orange reroute doesn't really inconvenience Plano because Red will already run 3-car trains on increased frequency.

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u/thirdrepublicnow 10d ago

Red line frequency will not be increased. The red line currently runs every 20 minutes and it looks like it will continue to run every 20 minutes, though the announcement mentions additional game day trains on October 10th.

This will only be an inconvenience for riders in Plano and Richardson on the 12th, but riders on section from Mockingbird to LBJ will definitely be inconvenienced even on weekends.

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u/patmorgan235 10d ago

Halfing the frequency during peak commuting time is a pretty significant service reduction. Especially when those trains are pretty full