Victory station

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Victory
DART-TRE Victory Station.JPG
A view of the DART platform at Victory
General information
Location2525 Victory Avenue
Dallas, Texas
Coordinates 32°47′23″N96°48′45″W / 32.78972°N 96.81250°W / 32.78972; -96.81250
Owned by Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Platforms1 island platform, 1 side platform (DART)
1 island platform, 1 side platform (TRE)
Tracks2 (TRE)
2 (DART)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneEastern Fare Zone (TRE)
History
OpenedJune 28, 2001 (2001-06-28) (TRE) [1]
November 13, 2004 (DART)
Passengers
FY221,038 (avg. weekday) [2] Increase2.svg 38%(DART)
Services
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit logo.svg Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station
Market Center Green Line West End
toward Buckner
Market Center
toward DFW Airport
Orange Line West End
toward Parker Road
Preceding station TRE logo no label.svg Trinity Railway Express Following station
Medical/Market Center
toward T&P Station
Trinity Railway Express Dallas Union Station
Terminus

Victory station is a mass transit station in Dallas, Texas, United States. It serves Trinity Railway Express commuter rail line, DART Light Rail trains, and DART buses. Located along the Stemmons Corridor in the Uptown neighborhood, the station opened in 2001 in the Victory Park development as a temporary platform shortly after the opening of the American Airlines Center.

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History

The station's location was the subject of much debate during the planning and construction of the American Airlines Center. DART originally wanted to extend light rail service up Houston Street, with a station between the proposed center and nearby upscale residential and office areas.[ citation needed ] But the Dallas City Council, backed by developer Tom Hicks and his Victory Park development partners, forced DART to locate Victory Station on the other side of the center, near the existing freight rail line and Interstate 35E.[ dubious ]

On October 2, 2003, the temporary platform was replaced by a permanent platform for the Trinity Railway Express and a future expansion of DART's light rail system (the future Orange and Green Lines). Beginning on November 13, 2004, DART began offering special light rail service on the Red and Blue lines to Victory Station during special events, with the trains serving Victory Station displaying "DART" in their destination signs. Full-time light rail service at the station began on September 14, 2009, with the opening of the Green Line.

On December 6, 2010, the Green Line was extended north to North Carrollton/Frankford Station. Special Red and Blue Line service to Victory was discontinued at that date, making transfers to the Green or Orange Line from West End Station necessary for passengers coming into Downtown on the Red and Blue Lines.

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References

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  2. "DART Reference Book" (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit . March 2023. p. 31. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

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