UTD/Synergy Park station

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UTD/Synergy Park
General information
Location3416 Waterview Parkway [1]
Richardson, Texas
Coordinates 32°59′48″N96°44′59″W / 32.996567°N 96.749638°W / 32.996567; -96.749638
Owned by Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Line(s)Silver Line
Connections Bus-logo.svg DART: 244 and two others [2]
Construction
Structure typeAt Grade
Parking249 spaces [3]
AccessibleYes
History
Opening2025-2026
Future services
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit logo.svg Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station
Knoll Trail Silver Line CityLine/Bush
toward Shiloh Road

UTD/Synergy Park station is a future commuter rail station in Richardson, Texas. The station will be operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit and as one of ten stations on the Silver Line.

The station will primarily serve the campus of the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), which it is 13 mile (0.54 km) north of, as well as surrounding apartments. [2] [4] Plans for the station façade prominently feature UTD's logo, as well as inspirational quotes from UTD alumni. [5]

As part of the construction, nearby Rutford Avenue will be extended north over the railroad corridor. DART will also construct a surface parking lot for the station, though a parking garage built by UTD has been proposed. [6]

History

Construction on UTD/Synergy Park Station in fall 2022 DART-fall-2022-1500.jpg
Construction on UTD/Synergy Park Station in fall 2022

In 2019, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Silver Line at the future UTD/Synergy Park station site. [7] DART began construction on the site in 2021. [8]

On June 10, 2024, DART introduced a bus route which stops at the future station site. [9]

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