DART To Offer Free Rides On New Year's Eve

DALLAS, TX — DART has good news for New Year's Eve partygoers. The transit service, along with Trinity Railway Express, will offer free rides after 6:00 p.m. on Dec. 31.

DART, along with Miller Lite, will allow all riders to travel for free on all buses, light rail trains, paratransit vehicles and the Trinity Railway Express from Union Station to CentrePort/DFW Airport Station.

Free services will start Dec. 31 at 6:00 p.m. and continue until end of service.

The program, which began in 2015, has provided more than 70,000 North Texans with safe transportation options on New Year's Eve. See New Year's Eve schedules online for DART and Trinity Railway Express.

Here are some important facts worth noting:

• DART - Bus and rail service will operate on a regular Sunday schedule.
• TRE - Special New Year's Eve service will be provided from Union Station to CentrePort/DFW Airport Station only. Schedules are available at TrinityRailwayExpress.org.
• Miller Lite Free Rides begin on both DART and TRE at 6 p.m. until end of service.
• A final TRE train leaves Union Station at 2 a.m.
• Final DART light rail trains leave from West End Station in Downtown Dallas at:
  • 1:14 a.m., Red Line to Parker Road;
  • 1:17 a.m., Blue Line to Downtown Rowlett;
  • 1:26 a.m., Green Line to North Carrollton/Frankford Road;
  • 10:24 p.m., Orange Line to LBJ/Central;
  • 1:20 a.m., Red Line to Westmoreland;
  • 1:36 a.m., Blue Line to UNT Dallas;
  • 1:36 a.m., Green Line to Buckner;
  • and 11:41 p.m., Orange Line to DFW Airport.
• Dallas Streetcar - A final streetcar leaves Union Station at 12:50 a.m. and Bishop Arts at 1:08 a.m.
• DART's Customer Information Center - Schedule information is available by calling 214-979-1111 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Paratransit - Regular service provided. Customers may begin calling Thurs., Dec. 28, to schedule service through Tues., Jan. 2. Customers should call 214.515.7272 and choose Option 3 to schedule their trip. Next day scheduling is also available using X-Press Booking, web booking or semi-automated voicemail.

More on Patch:

• Dallas New Year's Events: 2018 Guide

Mon., Jan. 1

• DART administrative offices are closed.
• DART - Sunday schedule.
• TRE - No service.
• DART's Customer Information Center - Schedule information is available by calling 214-979-1111 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Paratransit Services for customers with disabilities will operate on a Saturday schedule. The Paratransit Scheduling Center will also be closed. Regular subscription trips are canceled on Mon., Jan. 1. Customers needing service for Jan. 1 are encouraged to begin calling on Thurs., Dec. 28. Next day scheduling is also available using X-Press Booking, web booking and the semi-automated voice mail system.
• DART On-Call - Will not operate.

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Report compiled with information from DART