Richland Hills
The Richland Hills station in February 2017.
General information
Location7225 Burns Street
Richland Hills, Texas 76118
Coordinates32°47′59″N 97°13′23″W / 32.7996°N 97.2230°W / 32.7996; -97.2230
Owned byDallas Area Rapid Transit and Trinity Metro
Line(s)
  Trinity Railway Express
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsTrinity Metro Route 23 (M-F) Trinity Metro Route 55 (7 days a week)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking357 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesbike lockups
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneWestern TRE Fare Zone
History
OpenedSeptember 16, 2000[1]
Services
Preceding station Trinity Railway Express Following station
Fort Worth Central Station
toward T&P Station
 Trinity Railway Express Bell
toward Dallas Union Station

Richland Hills station is a Trinity Railway Express commuter rail station in Richland Hills, Texas. It is located near Handley-Ederville Road and SH 121 and opened on September 16, 2000. The parking lot at the station was expanded in 2011.[2]

Signage at CentrePort/DFW Airport station announcing the future closure and replacement of Richland Hills station. The text says "RIDER ALERT: TRE is making improvements to its service by building a new station. Trinity Lakes Station will replace the one in Richland Hills in the near future. During construction, a temporary schedule change will be implemented to accommodate building the station platform. Please refer to the TRE website and printed schedules for more details about the schedule changes. Effective Monday, February 13, 2023.
Signage at CentrePort/DFW Airport station announcing the future closure and replacement of Richland Hills station.

As a result of Richland Hills residents voting to withdraw from Trinity Metro on November 8, 2016,[3] Richland Hills station is set to be replaced by the new Trinity Lakes station currently under construction. Richland Hills station will close once Trinity Lakes station opens.

References

  1. ↑ Ellis, Tiara M. (September 16, 2000). "Rail line inaugurates new service today: Cities getting transit connection to Dallas, Fort Worth marking day with celebrations". The Dallas Morning News.
  2. ↑ "The T, Richland Hills kick off $2 million multi-phase project at TRE Station". www.masstransitmag.com. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  3. ↑ "Transportation | Richland Hills, TX". www.richlandhills.com. Retrieved 2023-03-16.

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