DFW Airport Terminal A station

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Station platform with underpass to Terminal A on left
General information
Location2049 North Service Road
DFW Airport, Texas
Coordinates 32°54′25″N97°02′25″W / 32.906835°N 97.040309°W / 32.906835; -97.040309
Owned by Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 18, 2014 (2014-08-18) [1]
Passengers
FY231,278 (avg. weekday) [2]  Increase2.svg 17.6%
Services
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit logo.svg Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station
Terminus Orange Line Belt Line
toward Parker Road
Preceding station Trinity Metro Logo.svg Trinity Metro Following station
DFW Airport North
toward T&P Station
TEXRail
transfer at DFW Airport Terminal B
Terminus
Future services
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit logo.svg Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station
Terminus Silver Line
transfer at DFW Airport Terminal B
DFW Airport North
toward Shiloh Road
Location
DFW Airport Terminal A station

DFW Airport Terminal A station (sometimes simply DFW Airport station) is a DART light rail station at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. The station is the western terminus of the Orange Line, which connects the airport to Las Colinas and Downtown Dallas.

Contents

Pedestrian walkways connect the station to the lower level of Terminal A and the DFW Airport Terminal B commuter rail station, which services TEXRail and a shuttle to the Trinity Railway Express station CentrePort/DFW Airport. The walkway between the Terminal A and Terminal B stations is also used as a FlixBus station.

Terminals C, D, and E can be accessed both landside (via DFW's Terminal Link shuttle) or airside (via the Skylink people mover) from Terminal A's upper level. Dallas's other major airport, Dallas Love Field, can be accessed by taking the Orange Line to Inwood/Love Field station; a trip between DFW Airport and Inwood/Love Field takes approximately 39 minutes. [3]

History

A rail connection to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport was a component of DART's initial rail plan, dating back to 1983. The proposed route entailed entering the airport from the north, as several developers offered to pay for part of the line if it passed through Las Colinas, a neighborhood of Irving. [4] A similar proposal was made in 2002 by the municipal government of Irving. [5]

While most plans for the DFW airport station were located between Terminals A and B, a 2009 study by the North Central Texas Council of Governments suggested an alternate location at the northern edge of the airport. The station would be located on a former Cotton Belt corridor that was planned to be used for commuter rail. Terminal access would be provided through an extension of the airport's Skylink people mover. [6] This plan was rejected by the city of Irving, which desired a direct connection to the terminal. [7]

Construction of the 5-mile (8.0 km), $397 million Orange Line segment from Belt Line to the airport began in 2011. [8] [9] $120 million of the segment's funding came from a federal TIFIA loan. [10] DART constructed the rail lines into the new station, while DFW Airport designed and constructed the station itself. [9] [11] The station opened on August 18, 2014. [1]

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References

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  2. ↑ "DART Reference Book" (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit . August 2024. p. 31. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Dallas Love Field Airport Guide". USA Today . Gannett. May 4, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ Myerson, Allen R. (April 9, 1983). "DART OKs rail plans: Panel wants to build 160-mile, $3 billion system". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 16A – via NewsBank.
  5. ↑ Powell, Lee (March 14, 2002). "City staff suggests rail route: Officials want DART line to pass near hotel/convention center". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 1M – via NewsBank.
  6. ↑ Formby, Brandon (March 8, 2009). "D/FW rail link studied: DART connection would shift to north". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 1B – via NewsBank.
  7. ↑ Formby, Brandon (June 24, 2009). "DART board approves plans for Orange Line: Officials also OK loop further tying D/FW Airport, rail systems". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 6B – via NewsBank.
  8. ↑ Dickson, Gordon (February 19, 2011). "T's plans for rail connection to D/FW are stalled". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . The McClatchy Company. pp. B1 – via NewsBank.
  9. 1 2 Dickson, Gordon (December 14, 2012). "Feds loan DART $120 mil to build Orange Line to DFW Airport". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . The McClatchy Company – via NewsBank.
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  11. ↑ "DART Orange Line DFW Airport Extension Assessment: Final IRVING-3 Environmental Assessment" [report]. DART Historical Archive, pp. 13. The Portal to Texas History, University of North Texas. Retrieved 2024-12-05.

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