With several accidents, incidents and crimes occurring on trains and train platforms in past few months, it's understandable that frequent DART passengers are worried for their safety. So, beginning Friday, April 6, passengers can now text the DART police if there is an emergency aboard a train.

Riders will be able to connect to DART Police via text messaging by sending a short message with the keyword "dartpolice" to 41411. However, DART Police are quick to point out that this new tool is not a replacement for emergency calls.

Instead, they're for transit customers that are either hearing impaired, do not wish to make a phone call or something else that makes them uncomfortable while on the DART.

DART Police also believe that this new texting tool will be more popular with younger adult and teenage customers that prefer texting over talking.