North Richland Hills/Smithfield station

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North Richland Hills/Smithfield
TEXRail NRH Smithfield 2018 - 1.jpg
Facing west from the platform.
General information
Location6416 Smithfield Road
North Richland Hills, Texas 76182
Coordinates 32°51′51″N97°12′42″W / 32.864134°N 97.211541°W / 32.864134; -97.211541
Owned by Trinity Metro
Platforms2 side platforms
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking559 spaces
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedDecember 31, 2018 (2018-12-31) (preview service)
January 10, 2019 (2019-01-10) (revenue service)
Services
Preceding station Trinity Metro Logo.svg Trinity Metro Following station
North Richland Hills/Iron Horse
toward T&P Station
TEXRail Grapevine-Main Street
Location
North Richland Hills/Smithfield station

North Richland Hills/Smithfield station is a TEXRail commuter rail station in North Richland Hills, Texas.

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Services

TEXRail

North Richland Hills/Smithfield was an opening day station [1] when revenue service began on December 31, 2018. [2] North Richland Hills councilman Tom Lombard compared the TEXRail station to the 1989 opening of the nearby Iron Horse Golf Course, adding that it would be "a big, big game-changer for us". [1] The station were included 562 spaces of parking when were opened. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. "TEX Rail Fact Sheet" (PDF) (Press release). Fort Worth Transportation Authority. Retrieved 15 September 2016.