Forest Lane station

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Forest Lane
DART light rail station
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General information
Location8210 Forest Lane [1]
Dallas, Texas
Coordinates 32°54′31″N96°45′42″W / 32.90861°N 96.76167°W / 32.90861; -96.76167
Owned by Dallas Area Rapid Transit
PlatformsIsland (elevated)
Connections Bus-logo.svg DART : 22, 241, and 412-Medical City E-Shuttle (M-F)
North Central Dallas GoLink Zone (M-Sun), North Dallas GoLink Zone (M-Sun), Preston Hollow GoLink Zone (M-Sun)
Construction
Parking253 spaces
Bicycle facilities4 bike lockers, [2] 1 bike rack
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 1, 2002 (2002-07-01) [3]
Services
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit logo.svg Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station
Walnut Hill
toward Westmoreland
Red Line LBJ/Central
toward Parker Road
Walnut Hill
toward DFW Airport
Orange Line
Location
Forest Lane station

Forest Lane station is a DART Light Rail station in northeastern Dallas, Texas. The elevated station, which serves the Red Line and Orange Line, is located on Forest Lane, 1⁄3 mile (0.54 km) east of North Central Expressway (US 75) and 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway (I-635). [1]

Contents

The station serves the Medical City Dallas hospital complex, the Cottonwood Trail, and the Hamilton Park neighborhood. [1] In tribute to the largely African-American population of Hamilton Park, the station features a sculpture dedicated to African-Americans who fought against housing segregation. [3] [4]

History

North Central Transit Center

Northeastern Dallas was originally serviced by the North Central Transit Center, a park-and-ride bus station located between North Central Expressway and Coit Road. The transit center was announced by the Texas Department of Transportation in 1983, several months before DART's formation; it was opened in 1985. [5]

The lot consisted of an air-conditioned waiting area and 1,300 parking spaces. [5] In addition to servicing DART, the center was intended to service Surtran, [5] a municipal bus service connecting Dallas to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, but Surtran was discontinued in 1985. [6]

The lot was closed after Forest Lane opened in 2002, [7] with all its bus routes moving to Forest Lane station. The lot was left unused for several years before it was redeveloped; it is currently the location of a Costco store.

Forest Lane

Forest Lane station opened on July 1, 2002, as part of the Red Line's second major expansion. [3] The Saturday before, an opening ceremony, dubbed "Super Saturday", was held at both the Forest Lane and Arapaho Center stations. [8]

In May 2011, the Cottonwood Trail was extended south from North Central Expressway to the White Rock Creek Trail. The extension included a trailhead at Forest Lane, which was the first trailhead to be located at any DART station. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Forest Lane Station". Dallas Area Rapid Transit . Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Bicycle Parking". Dallas Area Rapid Transit . Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Hartzel, Tony (June 2, 2002). "DART light-rail stations reach new level". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 36A – via NewsBank.
  4. ↑ "DART Gallery: A Collection of Public Art" (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit . p. 22.
  5. 1 2 3 Myerson, Allen R. (May 10, 1983). "State to build N. Dallas bus complex". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 1A – via NewsBank.
  6. ↑ "Scope and Content". DART and the Dallas Transit System, 1971-1987. Dallas Municipal Archives.
  7. ↑ "DART Changes". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation. June 23, 2002. pp. 32A – via NewsBank.
  8. ↑ Post, Sarah (June 27, 2002). "Events to mark changes rolling into town - Residents to celebrate light rail's arrival, new home for Wildflower!". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 1R.
  9. ↑ Simnacher, Joe (July 5, 2011). "Dallas on path to improved trails". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. B1 – via NewsBank.


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