{"id":342899,"date":"2026-06-19T14:08:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/342899\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T14:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:08:17","slug":"world-cup-fans-stay-on-track-with-efficient-public-transit-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/342899\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup fans stay on track with efficient public transit | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"A line of people walk from the station to a location off screen.\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1763\" height=\"1175\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6a33f257682e3.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"133\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Passengers walk towards the station June 18 at CentrePort Station. Food trucks and water were available on-site.<\/p>\n<p>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theshorthorn.com\/users\/profile\/Maricela%20Gonzales\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Photo by Maricela Gonzales<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fans said they are having a positive experience using Trinity Metro and Dallas Area Rapid Transit systems to get to World Cup matches at AT&amp;T Stadium. <\/p>\n<p>With no direct line to Arlington from either Dallas or Fort Worth, many fans chose to use public transportation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was really well organized. A lot of people were guiding us. TRE, great train, clean,\u201d said Dallas resident Ben Castilloux about using the Trinity Railway Express for the first time to get to the match on Sunday. \u201cI think they did a great job.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Castilloux also said travel directives he received from FIFA and the North Central Texas Council of Governments, along with signage at each stage of the journey, made the trip very easy. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn&#8217;t know if they would be prepared, but they were 100%,\u201d Castilloux said. <\/p>\n<p>The match on Wednesday, however, did raise concerns about daily commuters clashing with international fans, a challenge they didn\u2019t have to worry about during Sunday\u2019s match. <\/p>\n<p>Karla Windsor, senior program manager for the North Central Texas Council of Governments, said sending people to and from the matches has gone well thanks to planning and the systems in place. <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">One of those systems is the travel demand management program, which encourages daily commuters to seek alternatives like working from home or taking different routes, has been working well.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"A group of people grab free water from a pile of water cases during the day at a train station.\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1724\" height=\"1202\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6a33f254e7681.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"139\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>London resident Charles Diggons, 59, reaches for a water bottle June 18 at CentrePort Station. Free water was provided by Tarrant County Public Health.A group\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theshorthorn.com\/users\/profile\/Maricela%20Gonzales\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Photo by Maricela Gonzales<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The sample size is only one game, but Windsor said they didn\u2019t see much mingling with daily commuters and FIFA fans.  <\/p>\n<p>Windsor said the train ran every 30 minutes while getting people to CentrePort Station. <\/p>\n<p>Volunteers were guiding fans to the ride-share lot or to the free charter buses available to game-day ticket holders. <\/p>\n<p>Fans could also take advantage of multiple shade tents with mist fans to help combat the heat while waiting for their ride. Free water and a food truck were also on site. <\/p>\n<p>Denver resident John Schlesinger, 32, said he parked in downtown Fort Worth, took the TRE to CentrePort Station and hopped on a shuttle to the stadium. <\/p>\n<p>He said the whole trip was \u201ceasy peasy.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Schlesinger had high praises for the shuttle buses. He said they saved the trip because it would have taken him twice as long to get to his destination without them. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven&#8217;t heard any complaints or anything from anyone,\u201d Schlesinger said. \u201cThey set the expectations, and they met that expectation.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"A group of people board a red train while wearing soccer jerseys.\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1763\" height=\"1175\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6a33f25a28910.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"133\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Passengers board a train June 18 at CentrePort Station. For game day ticket holders, charter buses will transport passengers between CentrePort Station and AT&amp;T Stadium&#8217;s bus hub free of charge.<\/p>\n<p>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theshorthorn.com\/users\/profile\/Maricela%20Gonzales\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Photo by Maricela Gonzales<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the way back from the match, fans were separated by destination at CentrePort Station: Dallas, Fort Worth, DFW airport and ride-share users. <\/p>\n<p>Trains to Dallas and Fort Worth ran every 15 to 30 minutes. The trains were staggered, boarding people by destination. Buses took people directly to the airport. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPartnering with Trinity Metro and DART, we had teams monitoring how many people we could get on the platform and get on the train,\u201d Windsor said. \u201cIt just balanced really well and flowed out of here, and we were really pleased with how well it went.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Windsor said the only problem they\u2019ve experienced so far has been an unexpected number of people trying to park at CentrePort Station, which has no game-day parking. <\/p>\n<p>As for what adjustments were made after Sunday&#8217;s match, Windsor said they made more accommodations to the ride-share lot to adjust to more usage and reorganized some of the fences and queues for better flow. <\/p>\n<p>Arlington will host seven more matches, and Windsor said they hope they can make each day better than the last. <\/p>\n<p>@diegocllazo<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theshorthorn.com\/news\/world-cup-fans-stay-on-track-with-efficient-public-transit\/mailto:news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Passengers walk towards the station June 18 at CentrePort Station. 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