Setting things up
Jonah Hutsell

DFW rail network but I've given up on realism

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created 25 weeks ago
updated 13 weeks ago
I thought I would create a rail system fitting such a large metro area. Also, I just really wanted to have heavy rail lines in a Texan city, and Dallas seemed like the most fitting for it. With Dallas, my focus was mainly on serving some of the largest population centers that DART currently misses or only serves the edges of, so, I created the mint line, the magenta loop (moop), the lime line, and the cyan line. All of which are Heavy rail metro. All of the metro lines run underground through Downtown and Uptown and are elevated in most other places with the exception of the cyan line through Old East Dallas and the mint and magenta lines until Jefferson Street gets a median. The Mint line, which I have deemed the most important line on the map, runs in the median of the North Dallas Freeway for the majority of its length, which would require removing 2 lanes, hence the title of my map. Also, it is incredibly stupid that there is a subway station that is abandoned under Knox Street. Thanks NIMBYs. Burn in hell. 😊 Another thing I did was build out a modified version of the D2 subway where the orange line runs underground through Old East Dallas until it meets up with the red line. The last few notable things I did in Dallas were adding a fork to the southern streetcar, and removing half of the stations from the northern streetcar because you don't need a stop every block. Finally, I extended the red and orange lines north, and the red line south. I'm coming for you A line. I hope you burn. 😊 For Fort Worth, I decided to expand the commuter rail and add a semi-metro light rail system. So, the purple and blue lines run underground in downtown. I plan on extending the yellow line, but I'm not sure where to go. Right now I'm leaning towards expanding it NorthEast. I could expand the commuter rail system more, but I don't really care enough, so... In between Dallas and Fort Worth, I created a new commuter rail line that would run straight through Arlington because they are a horrible embarrassment of a city that I hope burns. 😊
Branch History
  1. MetroDreamin' by Jonah Hutsell
  2. Built from scratch

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Ridership
350M
Cost
$ 31.8B
Stations
250
Lines
19
Modes
4
Length
561 km
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DFW rail network but I've given up on realism by
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updated at 2025-04-05T06:58:37.583Z
I thought I would create a rail system fitting such a large metro area. Also, I just really wanted to have heavy rail lines in a Texan city, and Dallas seemed like the most fitting for it. With Dallas, my focus was mainly on serving some of the largest population centers that DART currently misses or only serves the edges of, so, I created the mint line, the magenta loop (moop), the lime line, and the cyan line. All of which are Heavy rail metro. All of the metro lines run underground through Downtown and Uptown and are elevated in most other places with the exception of the cyan line through Old East Dallas and the mint and magenta lines until Jefferson Street gets a median. The Mint line, which I have deemed the most important line on the map, runs in the median of the North Dallas Freeway for the majority of its length, which would require removing 2 lanes, hence the title of my map. Also, it is incredibly stupid that there is a subway station that is abandoned under Knox Street. Thanks NIMBYs. Burn in hell. 😊 Another thing I did was build out a modified version of the D2 subway where the orange line runs underground through Old East Dallas until it meets up with the red line. The last few notable things I did in Dallas were adding a fork to the southern streetcar, and removing half of the stations from the northern streetcar because you don't need a stop every block. Finally, I extended the red and orange lines north, and the red line south. I'm coming for you A line. I hope you burn. 😊 For Fort Worth, I decided to expand the commuter rail and add a semi-metro light rail system. So, the purple and blue lines run underground in downtown. I plan on extending the yellow line, but I'm not sure where to go. Right now I'm leaning towards expanding it NorthEast. I could expand the commuter rail system more, but I don't really care enough, so... In between Dallas and Fort Worth, I created a new commuter rail line that would run straight through Arlington because they are a horrible embarrassment of a city that I hope burns. 😊
Map type: local | Total track length: 348 miles | Center coordinate: 32.831, -96.906 | * Red Line: (Light rail/interurban, 36 stations) Central Expressway, Exchange Place, West Belmont Drive, West Bethany Drive, Split Trail Road, Plano Super Bowl, East 16th Street, I Avenue, Routh East Drive, North Central Expressway, North Greenville Avenue, East Spring Valley Road, TI Boulevard, Forest Lane, Jackson Lane, Park Lane, Milton Street, East Mockingbird Lane, Knox Street, Cityplace West Boulevard, North Pearl Street, Bryan Street, Elm Street, North Austin Street, Hotel Street, South Lamar Street, Sullivan Drive, Sullivan Drive, Corinth DART Station, East Clarendon Drive, South Polk Street, Hollywood Avenue, West Illinois Avenue, Image Circle, East Red Bird Lane, Hustead Street * Orange Line: (Light rail/interurban, 42 stations) Central Expressway, Exchange Place, West Belmont Drive, West Bethany Drive, Split Trail Road, Plano Super Bowl, East 16th Street, I Avenue, Routh East Drive, North Central Expressway, North Greenville Avenue, East Spring Valley Road, TI Boulevard, Forest Lane, Jackson Lane, Park Lane, Milton Street, Mockingbird Station, Greenville Avenue, Greenville Avenue, Greenville Avenue, Bryan Street, North Washington Avenue, Swiss Avenue, North César Chávez Boulevard, South Akard Street, Elm Street, Broom Street, North Stemmons Freeway, Vagas Street, Parkland Boulevard, Cherrywood Avenue, Hawes Avenue, Seelcco Street, Cullum Lane, Tom Braniff Drive, Lake Carolyn Promenade, West Northwest Highway, Meadow Creek Drive, Brangus Drive, Valley View Lane, North Service Road * Blue Line: (Light rail/interurban, 24 stations) Martin Drive, North 4th Street, Russwin Drive, North Lake Highlands Trail, Walnut Hill Lane, West Lawther Drive, East Mockingbird Lane, Knox Street, Cityplace West Boulevard, North Pearl Street, Bryan Street, Elm Street, North Austin Street, Hotel Street, South Lamar Street, Sullivan Drive, Corinth DART Station, Claude Street, South Denley Drive, Oakley Avenue, Mentor Avenue, 56th Street, Patrol Way, Wasco Lane * Green Line: (Light rail/interurban, 24 stations) Trade Center Drive, Blanton Drive, West College Street, Bee Street, Royal Lane DART Station, Denton Drive, Cullum Lane, Seelcco Street, Hawes Avenue, Cherrywood Avenue, Parkland Boulevard, Vagas Street, North Stemmons Freeway, Broom Street, Elm Street, South Akard Street, North César Chávez Boulevard, Indiana Street, Parry Avenue, South Boulevard, Kenilworth Street, Claypool Road, Lake June Road, Buckner DART Station * Navy Line: (Commuter/suburban rail, 12 stations) Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Richland Hills, Hurst, Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Irving, Irving, Dallas, Dallas, Dallas * Black Line: (Commuter/suburban rail, 14 stations) Grapevine, Grapevine, Grapevine, North Richland Hills, North Richland Hills, Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Townsend Drive, Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Fort Worth * Black Line: (Commuter/suburban rail, 6 stations) Denton, Denton, Lewisville, Lewisville, Lewisville, Carrollton * Grey Line: (Commuter/suburban rail, 11 stations) Grapevine, Grapevine, Dallas, Carrollton, Addison, Dallas, Richardson, Richardson, Plano, Plano, Wylie * Pink Line: (Tram, 8 stations) Young Street, Young Street, North Marsalis Avenue, North Zang Boulevard, North Zang Boulevard, North Zang Boulevard, West 7th Street, South Zang Boulevard * Pink Line: (Tram, 21 stations) Cole Avenue, Bowen Street, Carlisle Street, Cole Avenue, Blackburn Street, Blackburn Street, Lemmon Avenue, McKinney Avenue, Sneed Street, McKinney Avenue, McKinney Avenue, McKinney Avenue, Olive Street, McKinney Avenue, North Akard Street, North Saint Paul Street, Bryan Street, North Olive Street, Flora Street, Woodall Rodgers Freeway, Olive Street * Pink Line - Fork: (Tram, 16 stations) Cityplace West Boulevard, Lemmon Avenue, McKinney Avenue, Sneed Street, McKinney Avenue, McKinney Avenue, McKinney Avenue, Olive Street, McKinney Avenue, North Akard Street, North Saint Paul Street, Bryan Street, North Olive Street, Flora Street, Woodall Rodgers Freeway, Olive Street * Yellow Line: (Light rail/interurban, 12 stations) East 9th Street, Main Street, Florence Street, West 7th Street, Woolery Street, West 7th Street, Tulsa Way, Clover Lane, Bryce Avenue, Westridge Avenue, Chapel Avenue, Cimmaron Trail * Purple Line: (Light rail/interurban, 13 stations) North Main Street, West Exchange Avenue, North Main Street, North Main Street, North Main Street, East Weatherford Street, Main Street, Houston Street, Hemphill Street, Grainger Street, Chase Court, West Berry Street, West Kellis Street * Black Line: (Commuter/suburban rail, 11 stations) Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Arlington, Arlington, Arlington, Grand Prairie, Muncie Avenue, Dallas, Dallas * Magenta Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 19 stations) Cedar Springs Road, Cedar Springs Road, Cherrywood Avenue, Harry Hines Boulevard, Inwood Road, Coombsville Avenue, Fort Worth Avenue, North Hampton Road, West Jefferson Boulevard, West Jefferson Boulevard, East Jefferson Boulevard, North Marsalis Avenue, Ceremonial Drive, Murphy Drive, Hord Street, North Harwood Street, Cedar Springs Road, Cedar Springs Rd, Cedar Springs Road * Mint Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 35 stations) West Jefferson Boulevard, Schooldell Drive, North Hampton Road, West Jefferson Boulevard, West Jefferson Boulevard, East Jefferson Boulevard, North Marsalis Avenue, Ceremonial Drive, Murphy Drive, Hord Street, North Harwood Street, Cedar Springs Road, Cedar Springs Rd, Cedar Springs Road, Lemmon Avenue, Eastern Avenue, Hathaway Street, Villager Road, Dallas North Tollway, Dallas Parkway, Spring Valley Road, Belt Line Road, Belt Line Road, Dallas Parkway, Dallas Parkway, Dallas Parkway, Dallas North Tollway, Dallas North Tollway, West Park Boulevard, Dallas North Tollway, Tennyson Parkway, Headquarters Drive, Dallas North Tollway, Dallas North Tollway, Dallas North Tollway * Pink Line: (Tram, 8 stations) Singleton Boulevard, Singleton Boulevard, Sylvan Avenue, Dallas, Evanston Avenue, Harbin Street, Beatrice Street, North Beckley Avenue * Lime Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 16 stations) Barnes Bridge Road, Peavy Road, Eustis Avenue, San Cristobal Drive, East Grand Avenue, South Glasgow Drive, Dart Avenue, East Side Avenue, Main Street, Canton Street, Young Street, South Houston Street, Wichita Street, Dallas, Dallas, Inwood Road * Cyan Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 13 stations) Knox Street, North Henderson Avenue, Ross Avenue, South Collett Avenue, East Side Avenue, Main Street, Canton Street, Young Street, South Houston Street, Wichita Street, Dallas, Dallas, Inwood Road
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