The service from Fort Worth Central Station to the mall, 4200 South Freeway, will begin the morning of Sept. 16 as the festive fleet rolls into action, officials said. The route and its schedule will not change although the service will begin operating out of bus bay A at the downtown station, 1001 Jones St.<\/p>\n
Trinity Metro officials said great transit options have the power to bring the community closer and introduce people to places they may not visit otherwise.<\/p>\n
\u201cLa L\u00ednea Rosa reflects how we can use mobility to bring greater visibility to the businesses, neighborhoods, institutions and destinations that make downtown Fort Worth, Near Southside, Hemphill and La Gran Plaza such important parts of our city,\u201d said Rich Andreski, president and CEO of Trinity Metro. \u201cWe don\u2019t simply serve this community; we are part of it, and we want to help it thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jeff Davis, board chair of Trinity Metro, said that transportation can be transformative to users.<\/p>\n
\u201cLa L\u00ednea Rosa simplifies the rider experience,\u201d Davis said. \u201cIt\u2019s another \u2018brick in the wall\u2019 to use a line from Pink Floyd.\u201d<\/p>\n
Officials said the new pink-colored buses will feature creative exterior designs that showcase the Hispanic heritage of the Near Southside District and the busy Hemphill corridor. The debut coincides with the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce national conference<\/a> in Fort Worth Sept. 14-16, as well as the start of Hispanic Heritage Month observations<\/a> around the country.<\/p>\n La L\u00ednea Rosa is the third color-coded bus rebranding intended to simplify transit routes while celebrating Fort Worth\u2019s neighborhoods. Since 2024, Trinity Metro has rebranded two other bus routes with signature colors \u2014 Orange Line<\/a> runs from downtown to the Fort Worth Stockyards, and the free Blue Line<\/a>, funded by Visit Fort Worth and Downtown Fort Worth Inc., travels through the city core.<\/p>\n The Route 1 rebranding was announced at the Visit Fort Worth annual meeting in the spring.<\/p>\n La Gran Plaza Transfer Station, located outside the mall facing Seminary Drive, offers riders transfers to four bus lines, including routes 25, 29, 33 and 72. It is the second-busiest destination in Fort Worth, Andreski said.<\/p>\n Other color-coded lines proposed by the transit agency include the Green Line for a west side route to the Fort Worth Zoo, officials said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Eric E. Garcia is senior business reporter at the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at eric.garcia@fortworthreport.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Goss-BlueLine-07-1024x683.jpg\")
Fort Worth leaders line up to cut the ribbon during a preview of the Blue Line on June 4, 2025, at Sundance Square. (Mary Abby Goss | Fort Worth Report)<\/p>\n