Downtown Carrollton station

Downtown Carrollton
Elevated Green Line platform (December 2010)
General information
Location	1013 North Denton Drive Carrollton, Texas
Coordinates	32°57′16″N96°54′30″W / 32.954572°N 96.908353°W / 32.954572; -96.908353
Owned by	Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Platforms	Green: 1 island platform Silver: 2 side platforms
Tracks	Green: 2 Silver: 2
Connections	DART: 229, Farmers Branch GoLink Zone (M-Sun), Keller Springs GoLink Zone (M-Sun)
Construction
Structure type	Green: Elevated Silver: At-grade
Parking	251 spaces [1]
Bicycle facilities	2 lockers, [2] 1 rack
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	December 6, 2010 (2010-12-06)
Rebuilt	2025 [a]
Services
Preceding station DART Following station Trinity Mills toward North Carrollton/​Frankford Green Line Farmers Branch toward Buckner Cypress Waters toward DFW Airport Terminal B Silver Line Addison toward Shiloh Road
Proposed services Preceding station DCTA Following station Trinity Mills toward Downtown Denton Transit Center A-train Terminus
Former services Preceding station Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad Following station Trinity Mills toward Denton Dallas and Denton Farmers Branch toward Dallas
Location

Downtown Carrollton station is a public transit station in Carrollton, Texas. Located in Carrollton's historic downtown near the intersection of Interstate 35E and Belt Line Road and operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), the station serves the Green Line and Silver Line of DART's rail system, a bus route, and two microtransit service zones. ^[1]

An extension of the A-train (which currently connects Denton County to Trinity Mills station in northern Carrollton) to Downtown Carrollton station has been proposed. ^[3]

History

Predecessor

Historic MKT depot (2019)

The area containing Downtown Carrollton station was originally served by three rail lines: the northwest/southeast Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad (abbreviated MKT), constructed in 1878; the east/west St. Louis Southwestern Railway (nicknamed the "Cotton Belt"), constructed in 1888; ^[4] and the northeast/southwest St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (nicknamed the "Frisco"), constructed in 1908. ^[5]

A depot building for the MKT railroad, constructed in 1924 after the previous depot was destroyed in a fire, still stands, though it was moved 300 feet (91 m) from its original location in 2008 to allow for construction of the Green Line. ^[6] The building was deemed a historic site in 2010 ^[6] and is set to be redeveloped.

Green Line

In 2007, DART officials broke ground on the Green Line, a light rail line which utilized the MKT rail corridor. ^[7] For the downtown Carrollton area, DART constructed an elevated corridor and station.

In late October 2010, the city of Carrollton held the first annual Festival at the Switchyard at the station, which featured a preview service between Downtown Carrollton and Trinity Mills station. The station entered revenue service on December 6, 2010. ^[8]

Westbound Silver Line platform (2025)

Silver Line

In 2019, DART began construction of the Silver Line, a commuter rail service which utilized the Cotton Belt rail corridor. DART constructed new at-grade platforms on the north side of the Downtown Carrollton parking lot for the Silver Line. Service began on October 25, 2025. ^[9]

Proposed services

The Denton County Transportation Authority, which operates the A-train commuter rail service, has proposed an extension of the A-train to Downtown Carrolton to allow for direct transfers to the Silver Line (and, by extension, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport). ^[3]

A commuter rail service between Irving and Frisco, which would stop at Downtown Carrollton, has been proposed on the former Frisco rail corridor (currently owned by BNSF Railway). ^[10]

Notes

1. Addition of at-grade platforms and track for Silver Line opened on October 25, 2025.

References

1. "Downtown Carrollton Station". Dallas Area Rapid Transit . Retrieved October 19, 2025.
2. "Bicycle Parking". Dallas Area Rapid Transit . Retrieved June 4, 2024.
3. Gonzalez, Camila (May 4, 2025). "DCTA plans train route from Denton to DFW Airport". Denton Record-Chronicle . North Texas Public Broadcasting . Retrieved May 7, 2025.
4. Perez, Joan J. (September 20, 2023). "History and Growth of Carrollton, Texas". Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association . Retrieved October 19, 2025.
5. King, Jim (June 26, 2024). "Tower 77 - Carrollton". Texas Railroad History. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
6. "Nonprofit works to restore interior of old Carrollton train depot". The Dallas Morning News. May 23, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
7. Sandoval, Stephanie (September 8, 2007). "Aging cities eager for rail renewal - Carrollton, FB bank on Green Line to drive growth". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 1B – via NewsBank.
8. Lindenberger, Michael A. (December 5, 2010). "New Green Line 'starts to complete' DART vision". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
9. Holguin, Briseida (October 26, 2025). "DART rolls out Silver Line with free rides and rider praise". KTVT . CBS News and Stations . Retrieved October 27, 2025.
10. Collin County Transit Study Task 3.3 Part I: Irving to Frisco/Celina Regional Rail Corridor Land Use Analysis (PDF) (Report). North Central Texas Council of Governments. September 30, 2021. pp. 41–46. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

External links

• Dallas Area Rapid Transit - Downtown Carrollton Station