Amtrak jumps on board Texas' bullet train with ticketing and shuttle partnership
Amtrak and Texas Central announced a partnership Friday to link the proposed bullet train from Dallas to Houston to the national passenger rail network.
Passengers will be able to book their bullet train trips through Amtrak. The partnership also commits the high-speed rail operator to transport passengers between Amtrak's Dallas endpoint, Union Station, to the Texas Central's multilevel station between South Riverfront Boulevard and South Austin Street.
Texas Central will also provide similar shuttle service between the Amtrak endpoint and the former mall site it has chosen for a terminal in northwest Houston.
The $15 billion project will use Japanese technology to deliver a 90-minute ride, at speeds of about 200 mph, with a single stop near College Station. Amtrak currently does not have a connection between Dallas and Houston, having discontinued the service in 1995.
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