A-Train

The A-Train is here! 

Stations

DCTA offers free parking at all five stations.

Stations names and locations include:

• Hebron Station (south Lewisville at Lakeside Circle & Hebron Parkway)
• Old Town Station (Downtown Lewisville four blocks east of Old Town between College & Main)
• Higland Village/Lewisville Lake Station (Garden Ridge Boulevard & I-35E)
• Medpark Station (Colorado & Brinker behind Denton Regional Medical Center)
• Downtown Denton Station (Railroad & Hickory near City Hall East)

A station at Trinity Mills Road in north Carrollton is shared by DCTA and DART (green line) and allows passengers to transfer to make regional transit connections.

Need to get to campus from the Downtown Denton Station? It's easy, ride DCTA Connect bus routes 4, 5, or 6 for free with your train pass or TWU ID! Or bring your bike on the train and ride your bike from the station to campus. It's less than a mile away. 

Schedule

Travel from Downtown Denton to Trinity Mills will be approximately 37 minutes.
The trip between Denton and Downtown Dallas using the A-train and DART’s Green Line will take approximately 70 minutes, not including the transfer time at Trinity Mills.

To plan your commute, take a look at the detailed schedule for the A-train. An overview of the A-Train time schedule is provided below.

Time Schedule Overview
	First Train	Last Train
Monday-Thursday	4:30 AM	9:00 PM
Friday	4:30 AM	Midnight
Saturday	10:30 AM	Midnight

Travel Estimates

• TWU-Trinity Mills Station (Green Line Connection) in Carrolton- Ranges from 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes.
• Trinity Mills Station (Green Line Connection) in Carrolton-Downtown Dallas- Ranges from 1 hour to 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Directions from Lovefield Airport to TWU

·         Take Bus Route 39 to Inwood/Lovefield Station
·         Hop on the DART rail to N.Carrollton/Frankford Station
·         Get off DART at Trinity Mills station and transfer to the A-Train to Denton
·         Take the A-Train to Downtown Denton Transit Center
·         At DDTC, hop on the Route 4,5, or 6 bus and it will take you directly to TWU campus
 

University Pass Program

Are you a student interested in purchasing the DCTA University pass? You simply need to email your E-BILL (you can find your E-Bill on the portal) along with your contact information to csr@dentontransit.com. For faculty and staff needing to purchase a pass, email a copy of your employee IDs as well as your contact infomation. The DCTA Customer Service Representatives will call you back within 24 hours to process the transaction and mail the card. Credit card payment is accepted. Remember to always carry your ID and your pass while riding the bus or train. Both must be shown upon request by a DCTA officer. University Pass Program fare information is below:

Student Local
Full Semester (130-140 days)				$175.00
Summer Semester (80-90 days)				$120.00
Annual Local Pass (365 days)				$365.00
Student Regional
Full Semester (130-140 days)				$250.00
Summer Semester (80-90 days)				$160.00
Annual Regional Pass (365 days)				$600.00
Faculty/Staff
Local Semester Faculty/Staff Pass (130-140 days)				$250.00
Regional Semester Faculty/Staff Pass (130-140 days)				$340.00
Local Annual Faculty/Staff  Pass (365 days)				$455.00
Regional Annual Faculty/Staff Pass (365 days)				$840.00

Local and Regional System Fares

	Local	Regional
One-way Pass	$3.00	$5.00
10-Day Pass	$40.00	$70.00
Monthly Pass	$90.00	$120.00

Local System

Local System Passes allow a passenger to travel within Denton County on DCTA services; Connect, Connect RSVP, UNT Shuttle and the A-train. (Passengers wishing to travel south of the Hebron Station will need to purchase a Regional Pass.)

Regional System

Regional Passes provide a passenger complete access to bus and rail service on DCTA, DART, TRE and The T (except paratransit services).

Not sure which pass you need?  See our map of regional & local fare areas and descriptions of monthly & 10-day passes!