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How much did Fort Worth - TexRail cost to build?

TEXRail is the 27-mile commuter rail line of Trinity Metro in Texas running from downtown Fort Worth through North Richland Hills and Grapevine to Terminal B of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, built from a groundbreaking in August 2016 with Stadler FLIRT diesel multiple units and opened to revenue service on 10 January 2019. FOX 4 News described it on 31 December 2018 as a 1 billion dollar project of which roughly half was funded by a federal grant.

Final project cost

$1 billion

Cost basis: 2018

TEXRail Stadler FLIRT railcar in motion near Smithfield Station, North Richland Hills, Texas, November 2019.
DanazarCC BY-SA 4.0

Cost evidence

Basis of the published figure

Final project cost2018
metro-magazine.com

Project metrics

Key dimensions

Total lengthMetro Magazine
43.452 km

Project record

Timeline

  1. 1 August 2016

    Construction started

    FOX 4 News
  2. 10 January 2019

    Opened or launched

    Metro Magazine

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