Grapevine–Main Street station

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Grapevine-Main Street
Grapevine Train Station by Raymond Lafourchette.jpg
The historic depot at the station
General information
Location815 S Main St, Grapevine, Texas 76051
Coordinates 32°56′00″N97°04′38″W / 32.933287°N 97.077096°W / 32.933287; -97.077096
Owned by Trinity Metro, City of Grapevine
Platforms2 side platforms (TEXRail) and 1 bay platform (Grapevine Vintage Railroad)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking175 spaces
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1888 (depot)
December 31, 2018 (2018-12-31) (TEXRail preview service)
January 10, 2019 (2019-01-10) (revenue service)
Services
Preceding station Trinity Metro Logo.svg Trinity Metro Following station
North Richland Hills/Smithfield
toward T&P Station
TEXRail DFW Airport North
Preceding station Grapevine Vintage Railroad Following station
Fort Worth Stockyards
Terminus
Grapevine Vintage Railroad Terminus
Location
Grapevine-Main Street station

Grapevine-Main Street station, also known as Main Street Depot, is a train station in Grapevine, Texas. The station is currently served by the TEXRail commuter rail line and the Grapevine Vintage Railroad.

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Services

TEXRail

The Main Street station was an opening day station [1] when revenue service began on January 10, 2019. [2] The mayor of Grapevine remarked that he wanted the station to look like Fort Worth Central Station, another station on the TEXRail route that currently serves Amtrak trains and the Trinity Railway Express commuter rail line. [3]

Grapevine Vintage Railroad

The Grapevine Vintage Railroad (GVRR) calls at a historic platform at Main Street station directly adjacent to the TEXRail platforms before continuing along the 21-mile (34 kilometer) Cotton Belt Corridor through to the Fort Worth Stockyards. [4]

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References

  1. "TEX Rail-Route and Stations". Fort Worth Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. Dickson, Gordon (22 May 2018). "TEXRail is test-running trains in Colleyville, North Richland Hills". Star Telegram. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. "Grapevine Officials Begin Focusing on Transit Station Development" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  4. "Grapevine Vintage Railroad". City of Grapevine. Retrieved 4 September 2016.