FORT WORTH, Texas — The TEXRail commuter line carried more than 11,000 riders in its first weekend, prompting officials at its parent organization, Trinity Metro, to start talking about expanding the system.
The 27.5-mile system, which opened Jan. 10, connects downtown Fort Worth to DFW International Airport. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports Trinity Metro board chairman Scott Mahaffey would like to see a 1.5-mile expansion to the southeast to reach Fort Worth medical district, and an extension another 2 miles to the south to service Texas Christian University.
A Trinity Metro committee voted this week to recommend that the board immediately initiate expansion plans. Rough estimates place the cost of extending to the medical district at $130, and to TCU at another $70 million.
