Downtown Irving/Heritage Crossing station

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Downtown Irving/Heritage Crossing
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Downtown Irving/Heritage Crossing bus platforms (2019)
General information
Location201 Rock Island Road
Irving, Texas
Coordinates 32°48′54″N96°56′52″W / 32.8149°N 96.9478°W / 32.8149; -96.9478
Owned by Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Line(s)
  Trinity Railway Express
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections Bus-logo.svg DART : 25, 225, 227, 229, 230, 231, 255
North Central Irving GoLink Zone (M-Sun), South Irving GoLink Zone (M-Sun)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking406 spaces
Bicycle facilities4 lockers, [1] 2 racks
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneEast
History
OpenedDecember 30, 1996 (rail) [2]
Previous namesSouth Irving
Passengers
FY24387 (avg. weekday) [3]  Increase2.svg 13.8%
Services
Preceding station TRE logo no label.svg Trinity Railway Express Following station
West Irving
toward T&P Station
Trinity Railway Express Medical/Market Center
toward Dallas Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station
Dallas
toward Teague
Teague – Minneapolis   Fort Worth
toward Minneapolis
Location
Downtown Irving/Heritage Crossing station

Downtown Irving/Heritage Crossing station (formerly South Irving Transit Center and later South Irving station) is a Trinity Railway Express commuter rail and bus station in Irving, Texas. The station is located at the intersection of Rock Island Road and O'Connor Road in the Irving Heritage District, which includes the Irving Civic Center and the city's historic downtown.

Contents

In addition to the TRE, Downtown Irving serves seven bus routes (many of which connect to the Orange Line in Irving's Las Colinas district) and two microtransit service zones. The station features an indoor waiting area.

History

The city of Irving was originally constructed along a rail corridor served by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. The historic Rock Island depot site was later rebuilt into South Irving Transit Center.

Trinity Railway Express service to the transit center started on December 30, 1996. [2] South Irving was the western terminus of the TRE until West Irving station opened in 2000. [4]

In 2012, the city of Irving requested that South Irving station be renamed to emphasize the Heritage Crossing district. [5] The change was applied on July 30 of that year, the same date that the Orange Line was extended to northern Irving. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Bicycle Parking". Dallas Area Rapid Transit . Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Howell, Curtis (December 31, 1996). "Trinity Express departs on time: Almost 4,000 climb aboard DART's first Irving rail line". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation. p. 1.
  3. ↑ "Dallas Area Rapid Transit Reference Book, Version 16.0" (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit . May 2025. p. 35.
  4. ↑ Richter, Marice (October 29, 2000). "Trinity Express to expand: Ridership exceeding target, official says". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation.
  5. ↑ "City Council Supports Rail Station Name Change". Irving Weekly. February 17, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  6. ↑ Lyons, Morgan; Ball, Mark (July 30, 2012). "DART Rail Orange Line Opens New Possibilities in Irving". Mass Transit. Endeavor Business Media . Retrieved September 1, 2025.


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