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DART to pause train service in downtown Dallas for one night this week

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Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will temporarily suspend train service in the Central Business District (CBD) in downtown Dallas on Wednesday, December 10 beginning at 9:30 pm.

Regular service will be restored by Thursday, December 11 at 4 am.

DART is undergoing planned safety maintenance and testing that requires a shutdown of a portion of the system.

Trains will run as follows:

Red Line trains will run between Parker Road and SMU/Mockingbird and between EBJ Union and Westmoreland stations.
Blue Line trains will run between Downtown Rowlett and SMU/Mockingbird and between EBJ Union and UNT Dallas stations.
Green Line trains will run between Baylor and Buckner and between Victory and North Carrollton/Frankford stations.
Orange Line trains will run between Victory and DFW Airport stations.

For access to Parker Road, transfer to a Red Line train at SMU/Mockingbird.

Silver Line trains are not impacted.

Shuttle buses will be available every 20 minutes on the following routes:

For Green Line passengers, transfer to a shuttle bus at Victory or Baylor Station for stops at: Victory, West End, Pearl/Arts District, Deep Ellum and Baylor stations.
For Red, Blue and Orange Line passengers, transfer to a shuttle bus at EBJ Union or SMU/Mockingbird Station for stops at: EBJ Union, West End, Akard, St. Paul, Pearl/Arts District, CityPlace/Uptown, and SMU/Mockingbird stations.

DART recommends planning ahead if you plan to travel through the CBD Wednesday evening. Riders may need to transfer to a shuttle bus to complete their trip. Some trips may take a little longer than usual. DART staff, volunteers, and police officers will be at stations during this time.

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DART receives $7 million federal grant for new low-emission buses

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Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has received a grant to update its fleet of buses. According to a release, the agency was awarded a $7.094 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration to support the purchase of new buses as the agency phases out its fleet of older model vehicles.

The grant awarded to DART is one of 165 transit projects across the U.S. funded with more than $2 billion in federal grants.

In February, DART purchased 476 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses from Gillig, a California-based manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses, to fulfill their goal to modernize their transit system over the next decade — particularly via new buses and light-rail vehicles to replace the oldest units in their aging fleet.

The phase-in of those new vehicles is expected to be executed through 2027.

Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered buses are a near-zero emission option, which was a key component in DART qualifying for the federal grant. Gillig has already delivered the first buses ahead of a Spring 2026 timeline — meaning that DART riders will get to start riding the upgraded buses on routes by the end of December 2025.

In a statement, DART President & CEO Nadine Lee says the timing is perfect.

“The timing of this grant couldn’t be better as we begin to receive early delivery of new, state-of-the-art vehicles from Gillig and as we move ahead with preparations to provide service to the massive crowds we expect next year with the FIFA World Cup," Lee says. "We are grateful to U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, FTA Administrator Marcus Molinaro, and our entire congressional delegation for valuing their strong federal partnership with DART, recognizing the need to find additional funding to support transit programs in one of the fastest growing metro areas in the nation."

This new grant is in addition to $103 million initial federal grants, bringing the total federal support for DART’s purchase of new buses to more than $110 million – reducing the overall cost to DART and member cities.

U.S. Congressional delegates, representing communities across Texas, were instrumental in securing the funding for the grant. The purchase of 476 buses is one part of DART’s Transform, a $2.5 billion 10-year plan to modernize and upgrade the DART system.

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