Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)

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Green Line

On September 14, DART inaugurated revenue service on the first phase of the new Green Line. A "Super Saturday" preview was held on the 12th with free rides and attractions at each station. Despite a heavy downpour all day, the event was well attended.

The new line leaves the end of the Bryan Street Transit Mall, ducks under US 75 and continues down the median of Good-Lattimer Expressway to the Deep Ellum Station. It then enters former T&P right-of-way to Baylor University Medical Center Station. Continuing on the T&P, it crosses Parry street and runs alongside it in fron of Fair Park, home of the annual State Fair and many year-round attractions. At the end of the fair grounds, the line enters former SP right of way and follows it to the MLK, Jr. station, currently the last stop on the line. Between the Fair and MLK, a 2000 foot-long spur, also on an old SP line, connects the Green Line with DART's yard and shops.

The entire 28-mile-long Green Line will open in 2010 and run from Pleasant Grove in southeast Dallas northward to the City of Carrolton. There it will connect with the commuter trains of the Denton County Transportation Authority.

Currently the Green Line terminates at Victory Station. The Trinity Railway Express Trains now make regular stops at that station to facilitate transfers to the Green Line.

The segment now open is not a high-speed line at all. Generally the speed limit is 25 mph and is 10 mph in front of the Fair Grounds, but after more than 50 years rail service to Fair Park has been restored.

More Information

Official Site - Dallas Area Rapid Transit
http://www.dart.org/
The official site of Dallas Area Rapid Transit system, including schedules, fares, and more.