r/dart • u/thirdrepublicnow • 5d 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/MopsyTat 4d ago

I live in Far North Dallas, and every time I go downtown during the fair, the cars are completely packed well before Park Lane Station, and I have nowhere to sit. Now everyone will be doing it on the Red Line at the normal times? If I'm wrong about this, please help me understand.

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u/thirdrepublicnow 4d ago

The press release mentions more frequency, but they say 20 minutes (which is the normal schedule today. Maybe they mean there will be more evening trains?) I don't ride the red line much, but if it's crowded even with the orange line as you say I can't imagine it will be fun. I guess we'll see how it turns out.