Dallas College North Lake Campus station

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Dallas College North Lake Campus
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Orange Line train awaiting departure.
General information
Coordinates 32°52′30″N96°58′03″W / 32.87513°N 96.967469°W / 32.87513; -96.967469
Owned by Dallas Area Rapid Transit
ConnectionsDART Routes 229 and 231
Central Irving GoLink Zone (M-Sun)
Construction
Structure typeAt Grade
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedDecember 3, 2012
Services
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit logo.svg Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station
Belt Line
toward DFW Airport
Orange Line Irving Convention Center
toward Parker Road
Planned
Belt Line
toward DFW Airport
Orange Line Hidden Ridge
toward Parker Road

Dallas College North Lake Campus station is a DART Light Rail station in the Las Colinas development of Irving, Texas. It is on the Orange Line and serves adjacent Dallas College North Lake Campus. The station was proposed to be opened July 30, 2012 as a transfer point between three modified bus routes, [1] but it was delayed until December 3, 2012, with the expansion of the Orange Line to Belt Line station. [2]

The station was known as North Lake College station until 2021, when it was renamed at the request of Dallas College. [3] In 2020, the college had consolidated seven previously separate institutions under one accreditation. [4]

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References

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  2. "Big day for DART as routes are extended to Rowlett, D/FW Airport". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21.
  3. "Dallas Area Rapid Transit Board of Directors Minutes" (PDF). dart.org. October 12, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  4. "Dallas County Community Colleges to Become 'Dallas College,' Pending Approval". KXAS-TV . March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2022.