- Red Line (Dallas Area Rapid Transit)
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Red Line 
Northbound Red Line train at Mockingbird CenterOverview Type light rail System Dallas Area Rapid Transit Status operational Locale Dallas, Texas Termini Parker Road (north)
Westmoreland (south)Stations 25 Operation Opened June 1996 Owner DART Operator(s) DART Technical Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Electrification overhead catenary Highest elevation at grade, elevated, underground
The Red Line is a light rail line in the system of mass transit in Dallas, Texas (USA) operated by the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system. Along with the Blue Line, it is one of the original modern rail lines in Dallas.The southwestern terminus of the line is at Westmoreland Station in southwest Dallas at the intersection of Illinois Avenue and Westmoreland Road. The line runs northeast, under the Dallas Convention Center and through downtown Dallas. Then the line follows Central Expressway (US 75) through north Dallas, Richardson and Plano, finally ending at the Parker Road Station at Park Boulevard near Central Expressway in Collin County.
The rail line was part of the initial launch of DART's light rail service in 1996. At the time, the line only ran from Westmoreland Station to Pearl Station in the northeast corner of downtown. In 1997, the Red Line was extended to Park Lane Station. On 18 December 2000, Cityplace Station, the southwest's first commercial subway station was opened along the Red Line underneath Cityplace Tower just northeast of downtown.
In 2002, the Red Line extended into Richardson, ending at Galatyn Park Station, extending the light rail service 9 miles (14.5 km) over its original length. Later that year, the line was opened to the Parker Road Station, an additional 3 miles (4.8 km) of track, its current terminus.
Contents
Stations
Daily Service
- Listed from north to south
Station Transfers Station Type Doors Open Location Parker Road Orange Line* Surface Left Plano Downtown Plano Orange Line* Surface Right Bush Turnpike Orange Line* Surface Right Richardson Galatyn Park Orange Line* Surface Right Arapaho Center Orange Line* Surface Right Spring Valley Orange Line* Elevated Left LBJ/Central Orange Line* Surface Right North Dallas Dallas Forest Lane Orange Line* Elevated Left Walnut Hill Orange Line* Elevated Left Park Lane Orange Line* Elevated Left Vickery Meadow Lovers Lane Orange Line* Surface Right East Dallas Mockingbird Blue Line, Orange Line* Recessed Left Cityplace Blue Line, Orange Line* Underground Left Cityplace, Oak Lawn Pearl Blue Line, Green Line, Orange Line Surface Left City Center District St. Paul Blue Line, Green Line, Orange Line Surface Right Akard Blue Line, Green Line, Orange Line Surface Right West End Blue Line, Green Line, Orange Line Surface Right West End Historic District Union Station Blue Line, Trinity Railway Express, Amtrak Surface Right Reunion District Convention Center Blue Line Surface Right Convention Center District Cedars Blue Line Surface Right Cedars, South Dallas 8th & Corinth Blue Line Surface Right Oak Cliff Dallas Zoo Surface Right Tyler/Vernon Surface Right Hampton Surface Right Westmoreland Surface Either * Orange Line only serves Pearl–Parker Road during the morning and evening rush hours.
Special Event Service
- Deep Ellum Station (Served regularly by Green Line, Orange Line)
- Baylor University Medical Center Station (Served regularly by Blue Line, Orange Line)
- Fair Park Station (Served regularly by Green Line, Orange Line)
- Victory Station (Also served by Blue Line, Green Line, Orange Line)
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Cedars Station in the Cedars neighborhood of south Dallas
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Union Station in the Reunion District of downtown
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West End Station in the West End Historic District of downtown
External links
Transit centers/park & ride Addison · Glenn Heights · J. B. Jackson, Jr. · Jack Hatchell · Lake Ray Hubbard · North Irving · Red Bird · Rowlett · South GarlandRail services: Blue · Red · Green · Orange · Light rail stations · Trinity Railway Express (Co-owned with Fort Worth Transportation Authority)Website: www.dart.orgCategories:- Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail lines
- Passenger rail transportation in Texas
- Transportation in the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex
- Railway lines opened in 1996
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