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The rail line was part of the initial launch of DART's light rail service in 1996. At the time, the line only ran from Illinois to Pearl in the northeast corner of downtown. In May 1997, the Blue Line was extended south to Ledbetter and was extended along the Red Line to Mockingbird in September 1999, in preparation for the future extension to ...
The DART light rail system serves the metropolitan area of Dallas, Texas.It is owned and operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). The system opened June 14, 1996 and serves 65 stations and four lines, covering 93 miles (149.7 km): the Blue Line, the Red Line, the Green Line, and the Orange Line.
Citizens of 15 area cities had voted to levy a 1% sales tax to join the system by the time it began transit services in 1984 (though the formal acquisition of the Dallas Transit System wouldn't be complete until 1988). [6] [7] In 1985, member cities Carrollton and Farmers Branch held elections to pull out of DART, though the measures failed.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit operates numerous bus routes across 13 cities in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex with varying levels of frequency, including express and shuttle services. In 2023, the service had a ridership of 28,202,400, or about 94,000 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.
The station is at the junction of several rail lines. The Green Line utilizes a segment of the former Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad. [5] The Cotton Belt and Burlington Northern Santa Fe lines also crossed here.
Downtown Garland station (previously North Garland Transit Center and Garland Central Transit Center) is a DART light rail station located in Garland, Texas. The station is located at the intersection of Fifth Street and Walnut Street in Garland's historic downtown district, two blocks north of the town square. The station serves the Blue Line.
The first car (No. 302) was delivered on March 20, 2015, [15] and at the time of the line's opening in mid-April it was the only car in the fleet. [6] The second car, No. 301, was delivered on May 15, 2015. [16] Dallas ordered two more streetcars in July 2015. [24] The third and fourth cars (Nos. 303–304) were delivered in summer 2016. [25]
The Kinki Sharyo Super Light Rail Vehicle (SLRV) is a light rail vehicle manufactured by Kinki Sharyo, operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), and modified jointly by the two companies. [ 3 ] [ 4 ]