Fair Park station

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Fair Park
DART light rail station
Dallas Fair Park Station.jpg
General information
Location3710 Parry Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75226
Coordinates 32°46′55″N96°45′57″W / 32.782062°N 96.765932°W / 32.782062; -96.765932
Owned by Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Platforms2 Side platforms
ConnectionsDART Routes 23 and 214
South Dallas GoLink Zone (M-Sun)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parkingno
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 14, 2009
Services
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit logo.svg Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station
Baylor University Medical Center
toward North Carrollton/Frankford
Green Line MLK Jr.
toward Buckner
Location
Fair Park station

Fair Park station is a DART light rail station located in Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. It serves the Green Line. [1] The station opened on September 14, 2009 as part of the first phase of the line, which stretched from Deep Ellum to MLK Jr. [2]

Contents

Layout and Design

The station is located on the eastern side of Parry Avenue and consists of two side platforms with two passenger shelters on each side. The westernmost gate of Fair Park is directly adjacent to the station. Northbound buses board from the rail station, while southbound buses board from a bus shelter across the street. Unlike many DART stations, Fair Park station does not have a parking lot.

The architecture of the station's shelters is notably distinct from all other DART rail stations, boasting an Art Deco aesthetic with limestone columns and granite benches. Fair Park contains the largest collection of Art Deco exhibition buildings in the world, built for the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition, and the station was designed to blend into the surrounding architecture while revitalizing the historic entrance to Fair Park. [3]

Service

The station is serviced by the Green Line, which typically runs trains every 20 minutes. During important events such as the State Fair of Texas, additional Green Line trains run between Victory and Lawnview, decreasing the headways to 10-minute intervals. [4] The station can also be serviced by special-event Red Line trains, which connect Fair Park to the northern segment of the Red Line; this is typically reserved for the day of the Red River Showdown, which is the busiest day of the fair. [5]

The eastern entrance to DART's Central Rail Operating Facility is connected to the rail network between Fair Park station and MLK Jr. station. Northbound trains leaving the rail yard start at Fair Park, and southbound trains leaving the rail network make their final stop at Fair Park. This service pattern is utilized by both Green Line trains and Orange Line trains.

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References

  1. ↑ "DART Green Line Expansion". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Archived from the original on 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  2. ↑ Visser, Nancy; Bruce Tomaso (June 9, 2009). "DART hosts riders as it tests span of Green Line project". Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
  3. ↑ "A Stroke of Genius: Your Guide to Art Along the Green Line" (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit. pp. 18–19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  4. ↑ "DART to The State Fair". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Archived from the original on 2023-09-30. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  5. ↑ "Game Day". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Archived from the original on 2023-09-30. Retrieved 2023-09-30.


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