It also serves as the main transfer center for Trinity Metro, Fort Worth's public bus system.

[1] Prior to the station's opening, transit services operated without a unified hub in downtown Fort Worth.

[5][6] In the 1990s, city leaders planned to create a unified transportation hub with the goal of encouraging train and bus usage, which would reduce pollution and traffic congestion.

[7] In 1991, the project received a $13.4 million federal grant due to the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act.

In June 2023, Amtrak applied for funding for a new rail corridor between Fort Worth and Meridian, Mississippi.

The corridor would follow the Interstate 20 right-of-way and would be used for a branch of Amtrak's Crescent train, which currently provides service between New York City and New Orleans.