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Station Overview
Mercantile Center Station will be located in
Fort Worth on the west side of Beach Street
near its intersection with the TEX Rail Line.
The station’s anticipated opening will be in
late 2018 as part of TEX Rail service from
Downtown Fort Worth to DFW International
Airport Terminal B.
Rail Station Fact Sheet – Mercantile Center Station* (*station under construction with anticipated start of service in late 2018)
Regional Rail Transit Lines
Rail Station Fact Sheet – Mercantile Center Station* (*station under construction with anticipated start of service in late 2018)
Station Characteristics1 Station Area Characteristics (1/2 mile radius)
Address 4001 N. Beach Street Demographics3
City Fort Worth Total Population 9,177
Agency Fort Worth Transportation Authority Population Density (pop/sq. mile) 1,081
Rail Line(s) TEX Rail Average Median Age 31
Corridor TEX Rail Average Median Income $48,235.17
Year Opened 2018
Park & Ride Spaces 318 Housing3
Total Housing Units 2,787
Ridership1 Housing Density (units/sq. mile) 328
2015 Avg. Weekday N/A Percent Occupied 94%
2015 Avg. Saturday N/A Percent Owner-Occupied 65%
2015 Avg. Sunday N/A Percent Renter-Occupied 35%
2014 On-Board Transit Survey: Access Mode to Station2 Commute To Work3
Bike N/A Percent Automobile 97.0%
Drive Alone N/A Percent Drive Alone 81.2%
Carpool N/A Percent Carpool 15.8%
Walk N/A Percent Transit 0.0%
Drop Off N/A Percent Bike 0.4%
Other N/A Percent Walk 0.0%
Transit Transfer N/A Percent Other 1.4%
Percent Work from Home 1.2%
Station Area Plans and Studies Percent Zero-Vehicle Households 1.7%
Title Beach Street Station Area Plan
Publisher FWTA and the City of Fort Worth Traffic Survey Zone 2017 Employment Forecast2
Year 2009 Total Jobs 15,754
Web Location http://www.texrail.com/About/RouteandStations/Stations.aspx Job Density (jobs/sq. mile) 3,550
Sources: 1. Fort Worth Transportation Authority (FWTA), 2. NCTCOG, 3. U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2010-2014) by block group.
Land Use Percentages
Land Use (2016) – Mercantile Center Station* (*station under construction with anticipated start of service in late 2018)
Zoning Districts
Forth Worth (2016
K – Heavy Industrial
Haltom City (2016)
M-1 – Industrial
M-2 – Light Industrial
C-3 – Commercial
SF-2 – Single Family Residential
For more information on zoning, please visit the City
websites at:
Fort Worth
http://fortworthtexas.gov/zoning/
Haltom City:
http://www.haltomcitytx.com/departments/planning-
community-development
Zoning (2016) – Mercantile Center Station* (*station under construction with anticipated start of service in late 2018)
I2
MONNA ST
JERRI LN
NADINE DR
ROXIE ST
OLD DE
NTON RD
BEAC
H ST
MERC
ANTIL
E DR
DOYLEST
JOY LEE ST
STANLEYKELLER RD
AURO
RACT
YOUN
GST
LEGENDPOINT DR
STANLE
Y-KEL
LER RD
GLEN
DA ST
TOMM
Y WAT
KINS
DR
LARR
Y ST
JACK
ATKI
NS C
T
SABELLELN
VONCILLE ST
MCKIBBEN ST
PATRICIA ST
HUNTER ST
AURORA ST OAKW
OOD
AVE
EASTRIDGE DR
HAHN BLVD
TOMM
Y HAY
S DR
MURRAY AVE
MEACHAM BLVD
MercantileCenterStation*
The Pedestrian Routes to Rail study identifies allexisting pedestrian facilities within a half-mile radiusof existing light rail and commuter rail stations in theDallas-Fort Worth region based on 2014 data.ArcGIS Network Analyst tool was used to identifycontinuous facilities that are less than or greaterthan a half-mile actual walking distance to a station.The maps also reflect existing facilities that aredisconnected due to gaps or other barriers notallowing a continuous pedestrian route to a station.The maps do not reflect the condition or ADAcompliance of the existing infrastructure. Moreinformation on the Routes to Rail study andmethodology is available at:
Project Overview
[0 0.50.25 Miles
Legend
*Platform connecting sidewalkconstructed with stationExisting sidewalk facilities greaterthan a 0.5 mile walk distanceExisting sidewalk facilites thatdisconnected due to a gap in thenetwork
nctcog.org/RoutesToRail
0.5 Mile Station Buffer
Last Updated: October 2016 (*Station under construction with anticipated start of service in late 2018)
I2 Rail StationsRailroads
Pedestrian Routes to Rail - Mercantile Center Station*
The Bicycle Routes to Rail study identifies allexisting and planned bikeways in proximity toexisting or under-construction light rail andcommuter rail stations in the Dallas / Fort Worthregion based on 2016 data. The maps reflectoff-street paths (trails) and streets designated bylocal adopted master plans for dedicatedbikeways (e.g. bike lanes, cycle tracks) locatedon the street. In accordance with the TexasTransportation Code, bicyclists have a right tothe road. As such, the map does not reflectother roadways around the station that may havesigned bike routes or by state law may be usedby bicyclists. More information about the Routesto Rail study and methodology is available at:
Project Overview
I2BE
ACH
ST
MEACHAM BLVD
JACK
ATK
INS C
T
MercantileCenterStation*
[0 0.50.25Miles
I2 Rail Stations
Rail LinesOn-Street Bikeway, ExistingOn-Street Bikeway, Planned
2040 Veloweb
Off-Street Path, ExistingOff-Street Path, Planned
0.5 MileStation Buffer
Bicycle Routes to Rail - Mercantile Center Station*
nctcog.org/RoutesToRail
Legend
Last Updated: October 2016 (*Station under construction with anticipated start of service in late 2018)