Dallas City Leaders Frustrated After DART Suspends Rail Operations 3rd Straight Day

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - DART announced Thursday afternoon, Feb. 24, due to winter weather concerns, rail operations will remain suspended through Friday, Feb. 25 and DART bus routes will operate on a Sunday schedule from 5:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. that day.

This has been the case since Wednesday.

"DART operations teams are working diligently to complete inspections and make necessary repairs to the light rail right-of-way with the goal of returning to regular service on Saturday morning," DART said in a news release. "Final determination of the service schedule will be confirmed Friday afternoon."

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson responded to CBSDFW's tweet about the news with, "No trains again tomorrow."

City Council Member Cara Mendelsohn tweeted, "@dartmedia saying NO trains again tomorrow. Roads are clear in our area. Did you know DART has the most miles of light rail of any system in the nation but less than 1000 riders per day per mile in 2019 as reported by @APTA_Transit."

In the meantime, the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) announced Thursday night, it will resume regular service on Friday.

For now, DART recommends riders continue to verify travel changes on the DART website or by registering for DART Alerts here.

DART said it will continue to operate 14 shuttle bus routes between rail stations.

The Operating Scenario 2 shuttle bus routes are available here.

Shuttle bus service will be available every 45 minutes.

For riders who need service to stations in the Central Business District (CBD), Route 560/960 is a Downtown Circulator serving West End, Akard, St. Paul and Pearl/Arts District stations.

Passengers should look for the red "Rail Disruption" bus stop signs located near each station to board a shuttle bus.

DART bus routes will operate on normal Sunday schedules with limited service added on express routes 306, 308, 378 and 383 between 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.

The Trinity Railway Express (TRE) will operate regular weekday service Friday.

More information is available here.

The Dallas Streetcar will not operate at this time, but there will be a shuttle bus running to and from EBJ Union Station and the Bishop Arts District, making all stops.

GoLink on-demand service will operate on a Sunday schedule with service from 5:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m. Sunday service is available in the Rylie, Inland Port, Park Cities, North Dallas, Northwest Dallas, and West Dallas zones.

Information about GoLink services is available here.

All DART Paratransit subscription trips for Friday, February 25 will be canceled with the exception of trips for medical purposes (i.e., dialysis treatment). To check the status of a trip, click here  or call 214-515-7272.

To ensure DART riders stay warm and to provide assistance with travel planning, the following DART transit centers will be available from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

DART staff will be at each location to allow riders into the transit center.

Addison Transit Center
Arapaho Center Station
Buckner Station
Central Business District (CBD) West Transfer Center
Central Business District (CBD) East Transfer Center
Downtown Garland Station
Downtown Irving/Heritage Crossing Station
J.B. Jackson, Jr. Transit Center
Lake June Station
Ledbetter Station
Parker Road Station
South Garland Transit Center

Cockrell Hill Transfer Location will be available between 6:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.