T to Operate Weekend Park & Ride Bus Shuttle During Stock Show
- Regular Bus Runs to Stock Show Also Operate from Downtown TRE Stop Mon-Sat -
FORT WORTH, TX (Dec. 29, 2006) – The Stock Show shuttle will take weekend visitors to the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo from two convenient park and ride locations for $1.00 each way.
The Fort Worth Transportation Authority will run a special shuttle bus to Will Rogers Center every 30 minutes from park and ride lots at Ridgmar Mall and Billy Bob’s on Saturdays and Sundays during the stock show and rodeo, Jan. 13 - Feb. 4.
For Trinity Railway Express passengers, The T’s Route 2 and Route 7 buses provide regular route service, Monday through Saturday, between the Intermodal Transportation Center and the Will Rogers Center. These buses leave the ITC every 15 minutes Monday through Friday and every 30 minutes on Saturday. The bus trip to and from Will Rogers Center takes about 15 minutes each way.
The T’s Stock Show shuttle buses will pick up riders from the park and ride lots from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. on Jan. 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 and Feb. 3 and 4. At Ridgmar Mall, the bus stop is on the mall’s service road near Macy’s. At Billy Bob’s, buses will enter the parking lot from 27th Street and pick up passengers at the north end of the lot
TRE passengers may use The T’s regular route buses from the Intermodal Transportation Center free of charge round-trip with their same-day TRE day pass ticket.
Ridgmar Mall – The shuttle will pick up passengers from Ridgmar Mall starting at 10 a.m. and run every 30 minutes until 7 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. It is a 15-minute trip to the Stock Show’s Will Rogers Center, and the last shuttle will arrive back at the Ridgmar lot at 7:30 p.m.
Billy Bob’s – The shuttle will pick up passengers from Billy Bob’s starting at 10 a.m. and run every 20 minutes until 6:40 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. It is a 15-minute trip to the Stock Show’s Will Rogers Center, and the last shuttle will arrive back at the Billy Bob’s lot at 7:20 p.m.
ITC – Arriving TRE passengers should get off at the ITC and board either Route 2 – Camp Bowie or Route 7 – University/Montgomery to Will Rogers Center. The TRE day pass ticket is good for a same-day free bus ride to and from the Stock Show’s Will Rogers Center, which takes approximately 15 minutes each way.
For departing TRE riders, the latest bus --a Route 2-- that arrives at the ITC in time for a weekday train connection to Dallas leaves the Will Rogers Center area at 8 p.m. for the 8:49 p.m. train. On Saturdays, the Route 2 bus that leaves the Will Rogers Center area at 9 p.m. arrives at the ITC prior to the last eastbound TRE train departing at 10 p.m.
Those returning to the mid-cities may stay even later on weekdays. They may catch a Route 2 bus from the Stock Show and Rodeo as late as 10 p.m. Monday through Friday to reach the ITC in time for a connection to the 10:35 p.m. TRE train that ends at Centreport.
Check schedules for specific daily times for TRE and Route 2 – Camp Bowie and Route 7 - University/Montgomery buses to and from Will Rogers Center and the ITC.
For more information about bus shuttles, TRE or other information about The T’s system and schedules, call Customer Service at (817) 215-8600. The web site also offers route and schedule details at www.the-t.com and www.trinityrailwayexpress.org.
