Pearl/Arts District station

Pearl/Arts District
Pearl/Arts District station platform
General information
Location	2200 Bryan Street Dallas, Texas
Coordinates	32°47′11″N96°47′40″W / 32.786413°N 96.79454°W / 32.786413; -96.79454
Owned by	Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Platforms	Island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	DART : 1, 3, 237 (SB only) 9 routes at nearby East Transfer Center
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	June 14, 1996 (1996-06-14) [1]
Previous names	Pearl
Passengers
FY24	4,247 (avg. weekday) [2]   8.7%
Services
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station St. Paul toward UNT Dallas Blue Line Cityplace/​Uptown toward Downtown Rowlett St. Paul toward North Carrollton/​Frankford Green Line Deep Ellum toward Buckner St. Paul toward DFW Airport Orange Line Cityplace/​Uptown toward Parker Road St. Paul toward Westmoreland Red Line
Location

Pearl/Arts District station (formerly Pearl station) is a DART light rail station in Downtown Dallas, Texas. Located in the median of Bryan Street on the east side of its intersection with Pearl Street, the station serves the City Center District and Arts District, including the Plaza of the Americas, the Sheraton Dallas Hotel, the Majestic Theatre, the Dallas Arts Tower, the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, and the AT&T Performing Arts Center.

The station serves all four of the system's light rail lines (Red, Blue, Green, and Orange), as well as 9 bus routes at the nearby East Transfer Center. It is the easternmost station to be served by all four lines, as well as the easternmost station in Downtown Dallas proper. From the station, the Red, Blue, and Orange Lines continue north into a tunnel under North Central Expressway (US 75), while the Green Line continues west under Interstate 345 towards Deep Ellum.

History

Pearl station was an inaugural DART light rail station, opening with the Red and Blue lines on June 14, 1996. ^[1] It served as the northern terminus of both lines until they were extended in 1997 ^[3] and 1999, ^[4] respectively.

On July 30, 2012, Pearl station was renamed to Pearl/Arts District station to emphasize its proximity to the Arts District. ^[5]

References

1. Howell, Curtis; Wrolstad, Mark (June 15, 1996). "Now Boarding: Rail debut has crowds lining up". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation.
2. "Dallas Area Rapid Transit Reference Book, Version 16.0" (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit . May 2025. p. 34. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
3. Howell, Curtin (February 2, 1997). "DART's light rail making tracks: First-week ridership exceeds expectations by 33 percent". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 37A – via NewsBank.
4. Hartzel, Tony (September 25, 1999). "Blue line expanded north to Mockingbird Lane". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 36A – via NewsBank.
5. Formby, Brandon (July 10, 2012). "DART makes changes". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. B1 – via NewsBank.

External links

Media related to Pearl/Arts District (DART station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Dallas Area Rapid Transit - Pearl/Arts District station