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Full DART Downtown Rail Service Resumes After Weeklong Fire Shutdown

Investigators are probing an electrical equipment failure that ignited the blaze.

Overview

  • All DART rail lines returned to regular schedules Tuesday morning following six days of limited service and shuttle buses in downtown Dallas.
  • NTSB inspectors cleared the damaged train and tracks, enabling DART crews to complete repairs and reopen the Central Business District tunnel.
  • About 40 passengers were evacuated July 30 when sparks, pops and thick smoke filled a train car, and six riders were hospitalized for anxiety, breathing problems and minor burns.
  • Riders traveling between downtown and SMU/Mockingbird endured roughly 30-minute delays during the tunnel shutdown, using bus bridges and revised routes.
  • A joint DART and NTSB investigation is under way to determine the exact electrical malfunction that sparked the fire