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Delaware DART Regional Rail: The Transit Guy

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source: https://thetransitguy.substack.com/p/how-to-build-an-actually-great-rail - 60 miles double-tracked from Newark to Harrington - passing sidings added at Milford and Bridgeville - 149 miles of track refurbished - all 208 miles of track fully-electrified - all 171 at-grade crossings upgraded to modern standards frequency: every 30 minutes from 5am to Midnight max speed: 79 mph (Salisbury Line: 93 minutes, Berlin Line: 105 minutes) cost: ~$1.8 billion initially, ~$44 million annually Benefits: - use of already-existing ROW saves on cost and political battles with NIMBYs - electrification, while expensive, means that rail outperforms car - little need for eminent domain - few conflicts with freight rail Drawbacks: - terminating the line at Newark, while feasible, leaves Wilmington and New Castle underserved - beaches underserved, need to be supplemented by express bus services from Berlin - Ocean City, Dagsboro - Bethany Beach, Georgetown - Rehoboth Beach, and Georgetown - Lewes
Branch History
  1. MetroDreamin' by Cash
  2. Built from scratch

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Score
0
Ridership
10.3M
Cost
$ 6.75B
Stations
26
Lines
2
Modes
1
Length
237 km
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Delaware DART Regional Rail: The Transit Guy by
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updated at 2025-09-15T21:39:36.581Z
source: https://thetransitguy.substack.com/p/how-to-build-an-actually-great-rail - 60 miles double-tracked from Newark to Harrington - passing sidings added at Milford and Bridgeville - 149 miles of track refurbished - all 208 miles of track fully-electrified - all 171 at-grade crossings upgraded to modern standards frequency: every 30 minutes from 5am to Midnight max speed: 79 mph (Salisbury Line: 93 minutes, Berlin Line: 105 minutes) cost: ~$1.8 billion initially, ~$44 million annually Benefits: - use of already-existing ROW saves on cost and political battles with NIMBYs - electrification, while expensive, means that rail outperforms car - little need for eminent domain - few conflicts with freight rail Drawbacks: - terminating the line at Newark, while feasible, leaves Wilmington and New Castle underserved - beaches underserved, need to be supplemented by express bus services from Berlin - Ocean City, Dagsboro - Bethany Beach, Georgetown - Rehoboth Beach, and Georgetown - Lewes
Map type: regional | Total track length: 148 miles | Center coordinate: 38.9312, -75.5243 | * Salisbury Line: (Commuter/suburban rail, 17 stations) Newark, Chestnut Hill, Highway 40, Kirkwood, Middletown, Townsend, Clayton / Smyrna, Delaware State U / Speedway, Dover, Felton, Harrington, Greenwood, Bridgeville, Seaford, Laurel, Delmar, Salisbury * Berlin Line: (Commuter/suburban rail, 20 stations) Newark, Chestnut Hill, Highway 40, Kirkwood, Middletown, Townsend, Clayton / Smyrna, Delaware State U / Speedway, Dover, Felton, Harrington, Milford, Lincoln, Ellendale, Georgetown, Millsboro, Dagsboro, Frankford, Selbyville, Berlin
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