DART Holiday Hours

DART schedule changes for Thanksgiving are a little more serious than usual

If you intend to use Dallas Area Rapid Transit or the Trinity Railway Express during the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, you'll want to read on before starting your trip. DART has some serious schedule changes you need to know about.

All downtown Dallas light rail service will be shut down from Thursday, November 27, to Sunday, November 30, to replace aging train tracks. This has been ongoing during the weekends; now that downtime will run for four days.

DART shuttle buses will serve the affected stations. Buses will load and unload at the red "Rail Disruption" bus stops located near each station. You can find out more at DART.org/cbdrailreplacement.

Buses and light rail trains will operate on a Sunday schedule on Thursday, November 27, and a Saturday schedule on Friday, November 28.

The Trinity Railway Express (TRE) will not operate on Thanksgiving Day. On Friday, it will follow a modified schedule. Schedule details are available at TrinityRailwayExpress.org.

DART Paratransit will operate on a holiday schedule on Thanksgiving Day and the day after. The Paratransit scheduling center will be closed on Thursday and Friday. This means regular subscription trips are canceled on those days.

Customers may call on Wednesday, November 26, to schedule service for Thursday, November 27, through Tuesday, December 2. Customers should call 214-515-7272 and choose option 3 to schedule their trip. Next-day scheduling is also available each day using DART's voice mail booking application and automated X-Press Booking feature.

DART's customer information center will be closed on Thanksgiving Day but will open Friday from 8 am to 5 pm. It is available by calling 214-979-1111.

DART administrative offices and the customer care center — which handles complaints, commendations, suggestions, and lost and found — will be closed both Thanksgiving Day and Friday.

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Fun times in the city

Dallas swings a spot on new list of most fun cities in U.S. for 2024

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Dallas just wants to have fun, according to WalletHub's new ranking of the most fun cities in America in 2024.

The annual report ranked Dallas No. 31 out of 182 U.S. cities.

WalletHub's experts compared each city using 65 metrics to determine their level of "fun." Metrics were split among three main categories: entertainment and recreation, nightlife and parties, and cost.

According to the study's findings, Dallas was 24th nationally in the category for nightlife and parties, and ranked No. 39 in the "entertainment and recreation" category. That may be especially alluring for anyone who wants to explore the city's vast entertainment opportunities (especially during the holiday season), family-friendly recreational activities, top dining destinations, and more. Plus, Dallas is home to entertainment juggernauts like the State Fair of Texas and TopGolf.

Dallas performed poorly in the overall cost category, earning No. 114 out of all 182 cities. However, this category mostly compares flat costs rather than affordability based on local cost of living.

Potential new Dallasites should do their research before deciding to move here, rather than basing their decision on short trips and vacations alone. But we won't blame them for wanting to live in one of the best cities in the world.

"The top cities offer affordable options for year-round fun for their residents, which is good for residents’ wallets and their mental health," said WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo in the report.

Austin (No. 6) and Houston (No. 9) were the only Texas cities to earn a spot in the top 10 most fun U.S. cities list. Austin moved up one spot from last year, while Houston made a 10-place jump.

Other fun-filled Texas cities that made it in the top 100 are El Paso (No. 53), Fort Worth (No. 55), Plano (No. 78), Arlington (No. 79), and Corpus Christi (No. 99).

The top 10 most fun U.S. cities are:

No. 1 – Las Vegas, Nevada
No. 2 – Orlando, Florida
No. 3 – Miami, Florida
No. 4 – Atlanta, Georgia
No. 5 – New Orleans, Louisiana
No. 6 – Austin, Texas
No. 7 – San Francisco, California
No. 8 – Chicago, Illinois
No. 9 – Houston, Texas
No. 10 – New York City, New York

Cities were evaluated based on the number of attractions per capita, nightlife activities per capita, the average prices for eating at a restaurant or buying a movie ticket, and more. Data was sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, The Trust for Public Land, and the Council for Community and Economic Research, among others.

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