DART is investing in a new generation of light rail vehicles (LRVs) that will replace the ones that launched the agency’s rail service in the 1990s.  The new vehicles will feature improved amenities to enhance the customer experience and provide a safer and more reliable ride.

As with other components of the Transform program, DART customers were surveyed to better understand what they would like to see in the new vehicles to encourage them to ride the light rail system more frequently. Amenities suggested by customers that will be included in the new vehicles include:

• Better communications systems
• More CCTV/security cameras
• Expanded ADA spaces
• New display monitors 
• Vinyl seating
  
  

The new LRVs are expected to begin carrying passengers in 2031. As new vehicles are added to the fleet, the older ones will be decommissioned.