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Here’s how to catch a free ride on Trinity Metro’s TEXRail trains for a week

Julie Potter waits for the 2:50 to the Keller Smithfield terminal at the TEXRail Station in Grapevine Thursday, Jan. 09, 2020. The ride in this morning was her first trip ever on the rail. She came to Grapevine to work for the day and said she enjoyed the ride. On the anniversary of the TEXRail ridership is not quite up to what was expected. (Special to the Star-Telegram Bob Booth)
Julie Potter waits for the 2:50 to the Keller Smithfield terminal at the TEXRail Station in Grapevine Thursday, Jan. 09, 2020. The ride in this morning was her first trip ever on the rail. She came to Grapevine to work for the day and said she enjoyed the ride. On the anniversary of the TEXRail ridership is not quite up to what was expected. (Special to the Star-Telegram Bob Booth) Special to the Star-Telegram

Trinity Metro is offering free TEXRail rides this week to celebrate the service’s four year anniversary.

TEXRail is Trinity Metro’s 27-mile commuter rail that serves downtown, north Fort Worth, North Richland Hills, Grapevine and DFW Airport. The TEXRail project started in Fort Worth on Jan. 10, 2019.

The free TEXRail rides start Tuesday and will be available until Jan. 16. The only thing passengers need to do to ride free is visit a TEXRail station and hop on the train.

To find TEXRail’s schedule and stations, visit Trinity Metro’s website.

Trinity Metro is also offering free rides on its ZIPZONE service to TEXRail stations for the same duration. Passengers need to download the ZIPZONE app and if their origin or destination is a TEXRail station, the price will automatically display as free.

“This is a tremendous time to come out and ride the rails,” said President and CEO Richard Andreski. “TEXRail ridership is growing every month, and this is the perfect time for anyone who hasn’t ridden yet to come out and give it a try. With free rides throughout the Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, everyone will have a full week to ride TEXRail for free.”

Brayden Garcia
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Brayden Garcia is the entertainment reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where he mainly writes about how the film and TV industry impacts North Texas, from Taylor Sheridan shows to the Fort Worth Film Commission and everything in between.
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