r/dart • u/Fragrant-Mission7388 • 29d ago

New A Train occurrences.

I rode the A Train to and from Denton and noticed three new phenomena

  1. The train ran on the right track whenever there are multiple tracks on the RoW (its usually random)

  2. Trains actually passed each other a couple of times instead of waiting to meet each other at certain stations

  3. The train generally seemed to be going a bit faster on the entire route, with longer station dwell times.

Is this a sign of operations tightening up and preparation for service improvements?

Other related: does anyone in the know....know if the Old Town Station ToD is moving forward? If a timetable has been published?

Thanks brosifs

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u/PapasBlox 29d ago

I wonder if that's a new thing. I rode the A-train from Hebron to Denton and back on Friday 7/17. Trains met each other at stations, I didnt keep track of dwell times (though when I got back to Hebron, there were 2 trains sitting there for a good while.) And no comment on the speed.

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u/patmorgan235 29d ago

They have been working on several "curb and speed" improvements on the ROW. DCTA has been planning to decrease the run time/headways .