Highland Village/Lewisville Lake station

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Highland Village/Lewisville Lake
Highland Lake-Lewisville Village station.jpg
The Highland Lake/Lewisville Village station in February 2017. A milepost sign for Interstate 35E is present on the left.
General information
Location2998 N. Stemmons Freeway
Lewisville, Texas 75077
Coordinates 33°05′05″N97°01′35″W / 33.084743°N 97.026380°W / 33.084743; -97.026380
Owned by Denton County Transportation Authority
Line(s)
  A-train
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections GoZone Lewisville/Highland Village
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking138 spaces [1]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJune 18, 2011 [2]
Services
Preceding station DCTA logo.svg Denton County Transportation Authority Following station
MedPark
toward Downtown Denton Transit Center
A-train Old Town
toward Trinity Mills

Highland Village/Lewisville Lake station is an A-train commuter rail station in Lewisville, Texas. It is operated by the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA).

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The station, located east of Interstate 35E at Garden Ridge Boulevard, serves northern Lewisville, Highland Village, and the Lewisville Lake recreational area. It also serves as a park and ride lot for commuters from Flower Mound and the Lake Cities (Corinth, Hickory Creek, Lake Dallas, and Shady Shores). [3]

On A-train maps and signage, the station is denoted by a blue circle containing a sailboat. [4]

History

Preliminary plans for the A-train referred to Highland Village/Lewisville Lake as "Garden Ridge" after the road connecting it to Highland Village. The name was changed to Highland Village/Lewisville Lake to emphasize its proximity to both locations. [5]

DCTA obtained the land for the station on July 16, 2009, for a combined $2.7 million. [6] A groundbreaking was held later that year on December 4. [7]

The A-train's opening ceremony, dubbed the "Rock n' Rail Station Celebration", took place on June 18, 2011. [2] Highland Village/Lewisville Lake hosted a ribbon-cutting performed by Highland Village mayor Scott McDearmont, [8] which was followed by performances from local musical acts and local theatre troupe Studio B. [2] The station entered revenue service the following Monday. [2]

In 2012, in response to the station's parking lot regularly approaching capacity, DCTA proposed building additional parking underneath I-35E as part of a larger a road-widening project. [9] This ultimately did not occur.

Plans for the A-train corridor included the A-train Rail Trail, a 19-mile (31 km) hiking and biking trail between Downtown Denton Transit Center and Hebron station. Highland Village/Lewisville Lake was connected to the trail in 2018 as the southern terminus of the trail's third phase. [10] The final segment, which extended south from Highland Village/Lewisville Lake to downtown Lewisville, was later completed in December 2019. [11]

Service

Highland Village/Lewisville Lake is DCTA's primary service hub for Highland Village, which is on the opposite side of I-35E from the station. On April 4, 2016, DCTA established Highland Village Connect Shuttle, a circulator route for the city, which included a stop at the station. [12] The route was eliminated in March 2020 in favor of a partnership with Lyft, [13] which itself was replaced by a microtransit service the following year. [14]

The station also served as a hub for two shuttle routes that serviced the Denton, Corinth, and Flower Mound campuses of North Central Texas College. [15] Both routes were eliminated in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Parking". Denton County Transportation Authority . Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Lewis, B. J. (2011-06-18). "Musical celebration kicks off A-train: Event today brings bands to Denton, Lewisville stations". Denton Record-Chronicle . A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 7A – via NewsBank.
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  4. ↑ "A-train". Denton County Transportation Authority . Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  5. ↑ Eakin, Dan (2008-08-05). "DCTA rail service on track for 2010". Lewisville Leader. American Community Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  6. ↑ Lewis, B. J. (2009-07-23). "DCTA purchases land for new rail station". Denton Record-Chronicle . A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 2A – via NewsBank.
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  9. ↑ Lewis, B. J. (2012-11-05). "DCTA seeks parking answers". Denton Record-Chronicle . A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 1A – via NewsBank.
  10. ↑ "DCTA completes A-train Rail Trail construction in Lake Dallas". Lake Cities Sun. Star Local Media. 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  11. ↑ "DCTA's A-train Rail Trail now complete". Lewisville Leader. Star Local Media. 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  12. ↑ "DCTA to launch pilot services in Highland Village". Lewisville Leader. Star Local Media. 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  13. ↑ Herod, Anna (2020-03-06). "Denton County Transportation Authority to replace Highland Village shuttle service with Lyft discount program". Community Impact. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  14. ↑ Copeland, Alex (2021-06-14). "Denton County Transportation Authority seeks feedback on new GoZone on-demand service". Community Impact. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
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