City Launches Arlington Express, Public Transportation Pilot Service – City of Arlington, TX (.gov)

Published on April 15, 2025

By Susan Schrock, Office of Communication

The City of Arlington has launched a new on-demand public transportation pilot service called Arlington Express. For just $3, riders can catch a direct trip from City Hall or The University of Texas at Arlington campus to the CentrePort TRE Station, which connects to commuter trains to Fort Worth, Dallas and beyond.

Arlington Express will provide trips during peak commuting hours, from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. and then from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. The service will operate with a fleet of three vans, which can hold up to six ambulatory passengers and one passenger in a wheelchair. Arlington Express drivers are specially trained and certified to assist passengers with mobility challenges.

Arlington Express Stops:

• Arlington City Hall, 101 W. Abram Street (pick up/drop off at corner of Pecan Street and Abram Street)
• UT Arlington’s University Center, 300 W. 1^st Street (pick up/drop off near the Starbucks entrance)
• CentrePort TRE Station, 14470 Statler Blvd. in Fort Worth

Pilot Service Funding

The three-year pilot program, which is largely grant funded, is a sub-service of the City’s Arlington On-Demand rideshare transportation service that has been offered since 2017. The North Central Texas Council of Governments awarded Arlington $1,126,837 million in federal transportation grant funding for the pilot program, which will also receive $281,718 in city funding.

How to Book a Ride

To access Arlington Express, book your ride using the Arlington Transportation app or by calling 817-784-7382 during Express hours. Choose a trip between the three available stations (City Hall, UTA’s University Center, CentrePort TRE Station). Seat availability must match your request. Your ride proposal will confirm if your ride qualifies as an Express trip.

Arlington On-Demand weekly and monthly passes can also be used to book trips on Arlington Express.

About Arlington On-Demand

Outside of Arlington Express hours, the passenger vans will be used for the City’s Arlington On-Demand rideshare public transportation service, which has offered more than 3 million trips since the service launched seven years ago.

Arlington On-Demand offers passengers rides anywhere in the 99-square-mile city as well as the CentrePort TRE Station and the Eastchase Parkway area of far east Fort Worth, which includes connections with two Trinity Metro bus routes. The service is available from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. Trips range from $3 to $5 per person per trip, depending on the distance traveled.

Visit Arlington On-Demand Webpage

Station departure times listed are tentative departure times and subject to traffic delays. Arlington Express operates Monday through Friday.