A-train (Texas)

A-train
A-train
	A-train diesel multiple unit train at the Downtown Denton Transit Center
Overview
Owner	Denton County Transportation Authority
Locale	Denton County, Texas
Termini	Downtown Denton Transit Center; Trinity Mills station;
Stations	6
Website	dcta.net/a-train
Service
Type	Hybrid rail
System	Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA)
Operator(s)	First Transit (operations), Rio Grande Pacific Corporation (dispatching)
Rolling stock	11 Stadler GTW 2/6
Daily ridership	800 (weekdays, Q3 2023)
Ridership	184,600 (2022)
History
Opened	June 20, 2011
Technical
Line length	21 mi (33.80 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed	79 mph (127 km/h)
Route map
	Rail Operations and
	Maintenance Facility
	Green Line
	to Buckner
	All stations are accessible

The A-train is a 21-mile (34 km) hybrid rail (light rail with some features similar to commuter rail) line in Denton County, Texas, United States. It is the fourth-busiest commuter rail line in Texas and thirty-first in the United States. It runs parallel to Interstate 35E between Denton and Carrollton and acts as an extension with the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Green Line at Trinity Mills Station in Carrollton. It is operated by Rio Grande Pacific (taking over from First Transit, with whom it had partnered) under the authority of the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) and serves Denton County and a portion of Dallas County. It opened on June 20, 2011. In 2022, the line had a ridership of 184,600, or about 800 as of the third quarter of 2023.

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