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All but one of the stations along the DART network are open-air structures featuring passenger canopies for protection from adverse weather conditions. [1] Stations with side platforms typically have dimensions of 300 feet (91 m) long by 17 feet (5.2 m) wide, while stations with an island platform typically have dimensions of 300 feet (91 m ...
A foam dart blaster enthusiast with a Nerf Stampede ECS in 2011. A foam dart blaster, or simply blaster, is a toy gun that shoots foam darts. The term is often treated synonymously with Nerf Blaster, as Nerf was the first brand to start producing blasters, [1] and has since remained the most notable producer of them.
The facility is DART's main bus transfer center in Richardson and includes an indoor waiting area. The station is located at the intersection of Greenville Avenue and Arapaho Road, one block east of North Central Expressway ( US 75 ).
[4] [5] DART previously bought the right-of-way to the 52-mile (84 km) Cotton Belt corridor train tracks in 1990 and freight trains had since ceased use of the tracks. [6] [7] The line was also included in DART's 2030 Transit System Plan. However, in 2010 DART scrapped much of their 2030 plan, citing deficits and drops in revenue. [8]
The Dallas Streetcar project is a collaborative endeavor among DART, the City of Dallas, and the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG). [4] [7] [11] The project received $23 million in initial funding via a federal TIGER grant awarded to DART in December 2010. [8]
It acts as an extension of DART light rail's Green Line, which connects Carrollton to Dallas Love Field, Downtown Dallas, and Fair Park. The line opened on June 20, 2011. [4] In 2023, the line had a ridership of 233,500, or about 1,000 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.
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 ...
On February 9, 2007, a trench collapsed during construction on the line killing one construction worker. [7]On March 12, 2007, the City of Dallas officials and DART made an agreement to make Burbank Station (formerly Love Field Station) a surface-level facility after a long debate of whether or not to make it an underground station.