(Railfanning.org News Wire) — The Dallas Area Rapid Transit is set to launch a 90-day initiative that brings a visible uniformed presence to key rail stations, improves fare compliance, and supports a safer, more welcoming experience for customers across the light rail system.
Beginning next week, as part of Operation Access, riders will see DART Police officers, Fare Enforcement Officers, and Transit Security Officers across the system. As part of the initiative, all customers boarding at Pearl/Arts District Station and West End Station will pass through barriers and participate in mandatory fare validation before boarding.
The effort is designed to improve safety and increase fare compliance while helping DART better understand how customers move through the system as the agency evaluates a future fare-gated system.
Customers using Pearl/Arts District and West End stations may experience brief delays during peak travel periods as fare inspections are conducted. DART has designed the process to move riders through checkpoints efficiently, and any additional wait times are expected to be minimal.
In addition to the downtown locations, uniformed enforcement teams will be positioned at Bachman, Forest Lane, LBJ/Skillman, MLK Jr., and 8th & Corinth stations. Together, these stations serve as critical entry and exit points for customers traveling to and from downtown. By placing officers and security personnel at these locations, DART creates a continuous presence along key rail corridors, providing visibility, support, and code-of-conduct and fare compliance for riders throughout their journey.
Operation Access is also an important step in DART’s long-term strategy for modernizing fare enforcement.
The information gathered during Operation Access will help DART determine how to implement fare-gated access more broadly across the light rail system in the future.
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