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Krum Amtrak Stop Status
September 21, 2010
Mayor Terri Wilson
Krum, TX
Heartland Flyer Defined
•Daily Amtrak Passenger Train
•Ft Worth – Ok City
•75,000 Passengers Annually
•$4.3 Million Annual Operational Cost
TX $2.0 million
OK $2.3 million
•$23 million 1997 Taxpayer Relief Act
•Began operating in 1999
FRA High Speed Intercity
Passenger Rail Program
PROSPECTS FOR
KRUM STATION:
• Phase I Study
Funding
• Phase II Capital
Funding
Krum, Denton, Denton County
Krum
FM1173
Denton
Potential Location
Potential
Location:
Station
Area
Proposed Alt.
Station Site
Proposed
Parking Area,
15 Spaces
Proposed
Platform 10’ x 200’
2-D 30-Mile Radius Model
Present Area Flyer Stops
Proposed Krum Stop
30-Mile Radius Model
•Denton 9 miles to Krum
•Denton 33 miles to Gainesville
•Krum Ridership = 12,186
•Similar to Norman = 12,573
•5% Greater Overall Flyer
Ridership due to population
•Rapidly growing area
•Used 2000 Census data
Adapted from a Texas Transportation Institute Heartland Flyer Study by
the Passenger Rail Oklahoma Organization
Timeline
•2007-2008 Requests for Stop begin in 2007-2008 from:
Mayors of North Richland Hills, Denton, and Krum
Denton County Judge
Chair of the Regional Transportation Council
•March 12, 2009 Request for a Krum Station Study
•April 1, 2009 Amtrak Responds to Requests/ seeks ODOT Comment
•August 5, 2010 Amtrak Support Letter for FRA HSIPR Grant to TxDOT
•August 6, 2010 BNSF Railway Support Letter
• August 31, 2010 Krum, Denton, Denton
County Letter to TxDOT:
• Confirmation of Amtrak Support
• Request for TxDOT involvement with
KDOT Service Development Plan (SDP)
Current Status
•TxDOT has requested HSIPR Federal Funding
for Krum Station Study.
•FY-2011 HSIPR Awards to be announced later
this month.
•$35,000 Matching funds provided from Krum
Economic Development Committee.
At Stake…
From a 2010 Texas Transportation Institute Study:
Using Federal Fiscal Year 2009 passenger data, researchers estimated:
1) 39,000 vehicle-trips would be added to parallel roadways if the
Heartland Flyer did not exist.
2) Passengers spent $18 million for lodging, meals, shopping, and
entertainment
3) This $18 million resulted in nearly $1.4 million in sales tax revenue to
communities served by the Heartland Flyer.
Other Discussion Points…
1) Denton County population continues to grow at a rapid rate, increasing
the need for multi-modal transportation.
2) TxDOT received FRA HSIPR grant approval in January for $4 million in
track improvements on the Fort Worth – Oklahoma state line BNSF
Railway route. This route hosts the Heartland Flyer.
3) Speed will increase over the Texas segment from 60MPH to 79MPH
once improvements are complete.
4) Forecasts indicate a 10% sales tax increase in the first year of a Krum
stop operation.
5) The station stop would provide an economic boost for downtown Krum
merchants translating into economic growth.
Thank You