LBJ/Central station

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LBJ/Central
LBJ Central DART Station facing north 2009-12-24.JPG
General information
Location8901 Markville Drive
Dallas, Texas
Coordinates 32°55′6″N96°45′7″W / 32.91833°N 96.75194°W / 32.91833; -96.75194
Owned by Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Bus-logo.svg DART : 17, 413-TI Forest Lane Shuttle (weekdays), 417-TI North Shuttle (weekdays), 419-TI South Shuttle (weekdays)
North Central Dallas GoLink Zone (M-Sun), North Dallas GoLink Zone (M-Sun), Preston Hollow GoLink Zone (M-Sun)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking553 spaces [1]
Bicycle facilities2 lockers, [2] 1 rack
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 1, 2002 [3]
Passengers
FY22841 (avg. weekday) [4]  Increase2.svg 11.4%
Services
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit logo.svg Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station
Forest Lane
toward DFW Airport
Orange Line Terminus
Orange Line
(peak-hour only)
 Spring Valley
toward Parker Road
Forest Lane
toward Westmoreland
Red Line
Location
LBJ/Central station

LBJ/Central station is a DART light rail station in Dallas, Texas that serves the Red Line and Orange Line. [1] During non-peak hours (mornings, evenings, and weekends), it serves as the eastern terminus of the Orange Line.

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The station is named for the intersection of Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway (I-635) and North Central Expressway (US 75), which it is adjacent to. The station services the two Dallas campuses of Texas Instruments through employee shuttles. [5] It also services Dallas College Richland Campus through a bus route. [6]

History

Plans for a station servicing Texas Instruments date back to DART's 1983 rail plan. [7] The plan called for the station to be the northern terminus of a starter corridor along North Central Expressway. [8]

Detailed plans for the station were completed in 1997. The plan included a large park-and-ride lot intended for use by commuters on LBJ Freeway, particularly those using LBJ's high-occupancy vehicle lanes, which DART operated at the time. [9]

The station was built atop two baseball fields, [9] which were donated to DART by Texas Instruments. [10] As part of the construction, DART expanded Markville Drive (on the southern side of the station) to meet Floyd Road (now TI Boulevard). [9]

In tribute to Texas Instruments, the station's façade was decorated with circuit boards. The station's canopy was decorated with translucent panels honoring local organizations and individuals, including TI's Jack Kilby. [3] [11] [12] The station was opened on July 1, 2002 as part of the Red Line's third expansion, which expanded the line from Park Lane to Galatyn Park. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "LBJ/Central Station". Dallas Area Rapid Transit .
  2. ↑ "Bicycle Parking". Dallas Area Rapid Transit . Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Dallas Light Rail Opens First Stations Serving Suburban Cities". Light Rail Now. August 20, 2002. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  4. ↑ "DART Reference Book" (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit . March 2023. p. 33. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  5. ↑ "DART announces shuttle agreements". Mass Transit. October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Public Transportation". Dallas College . Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Proposed DART rail stations and routes". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation. August 13, 1983. pp. 27A – via NewsBank.
  8. ↑ Maxon, Terry (May 11, 1986). "1st rail proposal draws criticism - Suburban DART officials suggest study of other routes". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 33A – via NewsBank.
  9. 1 2 3 "North Central Corridor LRT Extension: Final Environmental Impact Statement" (April 22, 1997) [report]. DART Historical Archive, pp. 2-15, 2-17, 2-18. The Portal to Texas History, University of North Texas. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  10. ↑ Dickson, Gordon (June 25, 2002). "DART expansion rolls on with 7 new rail stations". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Knight Ridder. p. 1 – via NewsBank.
  11. ↑ Hartzel, Tony (June 2, 2002). "DART light-rail stations reach new level". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 36A – via NewsBank.
  12. ↑ "DART Gallery: A Collection of Public Art" (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit. p. 21. Retrieved October 1, 2023.


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