DART Access Pass

Dallas Area Rapid Transit

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART [Dallas Area Rapid Transit] ) gets you around Dallas and 12 surrounding cities with modern public transit services and customer facilities tailored to make your trip fast, comfortable and economical. Their extensive network of of bus routes, GoLink on-demand service, DART Rail, Silver Line Regional Rail, Trinity Railway Express (TRE [Trinity Railway Express] ) commuter rail, and paratransit services moves more than 180,000 passengers per day across a 700-square-mile service area.

• Terms of Use and Unauthorized Use
• DART Access Passes for Students
• DART Access Passes for Faculty and Staff
• Paratransit Services >
• Lost or Stolen Passes

 

Terms of Use and Unauthorized Use

1. UT Dallas and Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) partner to provide affordable public transportation to UT Dallas students, faculty, and staff. The UT Dallas DART Access Pass Program is designed to provide transportation services to students or employees that specifically have their pass downloaded on GoPass^® app. Sharing your pass with others undermines the integrity of the program and is a violation of the agreement between UT Dallas and DART.
2. To ensure the effectiveness and fairness of the UT Dallas DART Access Program, it is crucial that users understand the importance of exclusively using their own pass.
3. Unauthorized use of a pass includes but is not limited to, duplication, alteration, or the use by any person other than the participating student or employee to whom the pass was issued.
4. Unauthorized use of a pass will result in deactivation of the misused pass to maintain the integrity of the program and provide the intended service to authorized individuals. Those that engage in unauthorized use of a GoPass^® app may be barred from pass services and lose present and future access to the UT Dallas DART Access Pass Program.

 

DART Access Passes for Students

We encourage students to apply for the DART Access Pass Program. You must meet the following criteria for your application to be accepted:

• Have a valid Comet Card.
• Be registered for the current semester.
• Have your student fees paid for current semester.
• Apply on or after the first day of class in the semester for which you are registered.

A DART GoPass^® allows you to ride local DART buses and trains, plus TRE [Trinity Railway Express] Zone 1 (The Trinity Railway Express from EBJ Union Station to CentrePort / DFW Airport Station).

The GoPass^® app includes wayfinding and other resources.

Please contact [email protected] if you would prefer a physical DART pass —a sticker added to your Comet Card. You are allowed to have either a GoPass^® app or a physical pass, but not both.

 

DART Access Passes for Faculty and Staff

UT Dallas Parking & Transportation Services and DART Access are partnering to provide affordable access to public transportation for UT Dallas faculty and staff members by offering them discounted annual DART passes.

Employees using the Employee Tuition Assistance Plan are not eligible to receive a student pass, because their staff education benefit waives the student transportation fee. Employees receiving the employee tuition discount who choose to apply for a pass are required to pay the discounted cost for a faculty/staff pass out of pocket.

To purchase an annual pass, log in and complete the faculty & staff application. You will receive confirmation via email once you submit your application. If you do not receive confirmation, please contact our office immediately. After confirmation of your application, we will post the cost of your pass and send instructions for payment. Payment must be made online via credit or debit card before your application can be processed.

Please note:

• You must apply for a GoPass^® tap card by December 8, 2024 to have you pass delivered before Winter Break.
• All applications submitted between December 9 - December 18 can only be processed as a GoPass^® app for your mobile phone.
• Any applications submitted between December 19 - January 2 can only be processed as a GoPass^® app for your mobile phone, and will not be available until January 5, 2025.

All passes are valid from the month and year of the selected purchase through December 31 of that same year.

The DART Local Transit Pass will allow you to ride local DART [Dallas Area Rapid Transit] buses and trains, GoLink and Dallas Streetcar service, plus the Trinity Railway Express (TRE [Trinity Railway Express] ) from EBJ Union Station to CentrePort / DFW Airport Station (TRE [Trinity Railway Express] Zone 1).

The DART Regional Pass will allow you to ride regional DART [Dallas Area Rapid Transit] buses and trains, GoLink and Dallas Streetcar service, plus all of the Trinity Railway Express services (TRE [Trinity Railway Express] Zone 2), and Trinity Metro, including TEXRail; DCTA in Denton County, including the A-train.

Faculty and staff have the option of selecting a DART GoPass^® tap card or a GoPass^® app. The GoPass^® tap card is a physical card that you to tap at DART kiosks prior to boarding. The GoPass^® app contains a digital pass that you download to your mobile phone. The benefits of the GoPass^® app are that it cannot be lost or stolen because it’s registered to your mobile phone number, and it does not require tapping at DART kiosks before boarding. The GoPass^® app can also be purchased and activated remotely, so you won’t need to pick it up from campus.

Faculty and staff that select the GoPass^® app option will have their pass automatically activated on their mobile phone. For those that select the GoPass^® tap card option, passes will be available for pick up from the Parking Office at a prescheduled time.

To expedite receiving your pass, we highly encourage selecting the GoPass^® app. Your application will typically take two weeks from the time of purchase to be processed by DART. A GoPass^® tap card may take an additional 3-5 business days to be delivered, since it must be physically mailed from DART to UTD —and you will also need to schedule a time to pick it up from our office.

Under the UT Dallas discounted DART pass program, a faculty/staff passe belongs to The University of Texas at Dallas and is valid for your use and for you alone. Do not attempt to alter your pass, duplicate your pass, or give it to someone else to use. The University reserves the right to confiscate your pass if you use it in an unauthorized manner; DART reserves the right to prosecute you. For more information, call 972.883.7777.

To purchase a pass, please:

• Complete the faculty/staff application.
• Receive email confirmation that your application has been received.
• Review the instructions in your email confirmation, including the cost of your pass.
• Make payment in full online via credit or debit card, following the instructions in your email confirmation.

 

Lost or Stolen Passes

If your GoPass^® tap card is lost or stolen, you may want to contacta DART [Dallas Area Rapid Transit] Lost and Found (214.749.3810), UT Dallas Police Lost and Found, or UTD Parking & Transportation Services (park@utdallas.edu / 972.883.2344) before reporting it lost or stolen, to see if anyone has turned it in.

If you find someone else’s pass, please send it via campus mail to Mail Stop PS3 10, or return it to the UTD Parking & Transportation Services office.

Report a lost or stolen pass to park@utdallas.edu so it can be disabled.

A replacement GoPass^® tap card will require a new Faculty & Staff application, and you will need to pay the current rate for faculty/staff DART passes.

Replacement fees can be avoided by opting to get a DART GoPass^® app.