North Irving Transit Center | |
---|---|
General information | |
Location | 5601 Riverside Dr. Irving, Texas 75039 |
Coordinates | 32°52′35″N96°56′02″W / 32.876337°N 96.93377°W |
Owned by | Dallas Area Rapid Transit |
Construction | |
Parking | 721 spaces [1] |
Bicycle facilities | 2 bike lockers |
Accessible | Yes |
History | |
Opened | June 7, 1993 [2] December 3, 2012 (re-opened) |
Closed | July 30, 2012 [3] January 24, 2022 (after re-opening) |
North Irving Transit Center is a bus-only station located along Northwest Highway (Spur 348) in the Las Colinas neighborhood of Irving, Texas (USA). The transit center is a ten-minute walk from DART's Irving Convention Center light rail station, with a pedestrian walkway under Northwest Highway connecting the two.
Following the 2022 redesign of DART's bus network, North Irving Transit Center does not receive bus service. The station currently serves as a park-and-ride lot for Irving Convention Center station. [1]
The first DART facility in Las Colinas, referred to as North Irving Park & Ride, was opened on September 16, 1985. The facility, located at the intersection of O'Connor Boulevard and Carpenter Highway, was one of the first to be built by DART following its expansion into the suburbs. [4]
In 1988, following a groundbreaking ceremony for South Irving Transit Center, DART announced possible locations for an similar indoor facility in North Irving. [5] The agency purchased a 12-acre parcel for the facility in 1991; [6] North Irving Transit Center opened two years later on June 7, 1993. [2] In 1995, DART installed a windmill sculpture and a plaque dedicated to local disability advocate Cathy Thomas. [7]
On July 30, 2012, the first phase of DART's Orange Line, which consisted of three stations, opened. [8] As part of the project, DART opted to move the region's primary transfer point to the new Las Colinas Urban Center station, leaving North Irving Transit Center with no routes. However, DART was unable to build parking at any of the new stations, necessitating that the transit center's park-and-ride lot remain to service the new line. [3]
On December 3, 2012, alongside the Orange Line's second phase, the transit center was reopened. To improve transfer opportunities, six routes were redirected from Las Colinas Urban Center to Irving Convention Center and/or North Irving Transit Center. [9]
The transit center remained open until January 24, 2022, when the bus network was substantially redesigned. The new network's consolidation of existing routes and expansion of on-demand service zones (branded as GoLink) substantially reduced the number of routes in the area from five [10] to one. [11] The remaining route (227) services Irving Convention Center directly, again leaving North Irving Transit Center with no routes.
Las Colinas is a mixed-use planned community development in Irving, Texas, part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, governed by The Las Colinas Association, a Texas non-profit corporation. Due to its central location between Dallas and Fort Worth and its proximity to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field airport, Las Colinas has been a focus of corporate and business relocation. It has many corporate office and retail spaces, luxury hotels, townhomes, single-family homes, private country clubs, gated enclaves, urban lofts, parks, landscaped water courses, and formerly its own people mover system.
Parker Road station is an intermodal transit facility in Plano, Texas. The station is located near the intersection of Parker Road (FM 544) and North Central Expressway (US 75). Operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit, the station services DART Light Rail, three bus routes, and four on-demand service zones.
Park Lane is a DART Light Rail station in northern Dallas, Texas. The elevated station is located at the intersection of Park Lane and Greenville Avenue, about 0.2 miles (0.32 km) east of North Central Expressway (US-75). The station serves the Red Line and Orange Line.
The Orange Line is a 37-mile (60 km) light rail line in the Dallas, Texas metropolitan area. The line is operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit as a part of its DART Light Rail system. It is the only east-west line in the system.
The Las Colinas Area Personal Transit System was a people mover system that served the Las Colinas area of Irving, a suburb of Dallas, Texas. The system had four passenger stations and a maintenance & control center, and was served by two cars, one for each route. The system used automated guideway transit technology, although it was eventually driven manually, and existed primarily for the benefit of office workers and a few local residents.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Station at J.B. Jackson, Jr. Transit Center is an intermodal public transit facility in Dallas, Texas operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit. The facility is situated in South Dallas, where it serves the Green Line, four bus routes, and a curb-to-curb transit zone.
Addison Transit Center is a bus-only mass transit station located along Arapaho Road in Addison, Texas. It is part of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system.
South Garland Transit Center is a bus-only mass transit station in the Zacha Junction neighborhood of Garland, Texas. The station is located on a frontage road of Interstate 635 and is operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). The station has eight bus bays and services twelve bus routes. Routes at the station largely service Garland and East Dallas, with high-frequency connections to Downtown Dallas, Buckner station, and White Rock station.
Red Bird Transit Center is a small bus-only station in southern Dallas, Texas. Located at the intersection of US 67 and S. Hampton Road, it is owned and operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART).
Lake Ray Hubbard Transit Center is a mass transit station in southeastern Garland, Texas. The station is part of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system and is located near the intersection of Belt Line Road and Interstate 30.
Jack Hatchell Transit Center is a bus-only mass transit station located at the intersection of W 15th Street and Coit Road in Plano, Texas, United States. It is owned and operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). The facility is one of only seven DART facilities to not be located in Dallas County.
Glenn Heights Park & Ride is a small park and ride lot in Glenn Heights, Texas. Located west of I-35E, it is the southernmost transit facility in the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) system.
The Irving Convention Center is a 275,000 sq ft (25,500 m2) facility on a 40 acres (16 ha) tract in Las Colinas Urban Center in Irving, Texas. Opened in January 2011, the convention center and the adjoining mixed use entertainment district are bordered on the west by Highway 114, on the east by Las Colinas Boulevard, on the north by Spur 348/Northwest Highway, and to the south by Fuller Drive. The building is recognized for its unique architecture and vertical design.
Trinity Mills station is a train station in Carrollton, Texas. It serves DART Light Rail's Green Line and DCTA's A-train hybrid rail line. It is the southern terminus of the latter. On A-train maps, the station is represented by a yellow circle containing the DART logo.
North Carrollton/Frankford station is a DART Light Rail station in Carrollton, Texas that serves as the northern terminus of the Green Line. The station is the only DART facility to be located in Denton County and primarily serves as a park-and-ride.
Lake June station is an intermodal transit station in Dallas, Texas. It serves DART Light Rail's Green Line and bus routes for the Pleasant Grove neighborhood.
Las Colinas Urban Center station is a DART Light Rail station in the Las Colinas development of Irving, Texas. It serves the Orange Line. A connection with the Las Colinas APT used to serve the businesses and residents of the Las Colinas Urban Center.
Irving Convention Center station is a DART Light Rail station located in the Las Colinas development of Irving, Texas. It serves the Orange Line. The station opened in July 2012 and serves the Irving Convention Center and Las Colinas Urban Center. It briefly served as the Orange Line terminus until the North Lake College and Belt Line stations opened in December 2012.
Dallas College North Lake Campus station is a DART Light Rail station in the Las Colinas development of Irving, Texas. It is on the Orange Line and serves adjacent Dallas College North Lake Campus. The station was proposed to be opened July 30, 2012 as a transfer point between three modified bus routes, but it was delayed until December 3, 2012, with the expansion of the Orange Line to Belt Line station.
Belt Line station is a DART Light Rail station in Irving, Texas. The station is located on the property of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport near the intersection of Belt Line Road and President George Bush Turnpike.