Quiet Zones Along DART Silver Line to Become Active Before End of August

The Dallas Area Rapid Transit is preparing to open its Silver Line Regional Rail to passengers before the end of the year.

But before doing so, many of those future passengers will experience a quieter experience as the train makes its way across the tracks.

DART partnered with the Federal Railroad Administration and six of the seven cities that the Silver Line traverses to establish a quiet zone ordinance along most of the 26-mile rail alignment. During testing, trains are required to sound their horns as they approach all rail crossings to alert motorists and pedestrians to the train’s presence.

These horns will begin to fall silent before the end of July, as quiet zones are expected to become active in Coppell on Wednesday, July 30. Addison and Dallas will look to activate their quiet zones on Friday, Aug. 1, with Carrollton, Richardson, and Plano’s quiet zone activation to follow on Friday, Aug. 22.

All dates are tentative, pending FRA approval.

“Safety has been one of our biggest priorities as we’ve pushed through on this project, so we want to thank everyone for their patience as we’ve worked through all the requirements needed with FRA officials to get these quiet zones active,” said Trey Walker, DART vice president of capital programs.