LBJ/Central station
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General information | |||||||||||||||||||
Location | 8901 Markville Drive Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°55′6″N 96°45′7″W / 32.91833°N 96.75194°W | ||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Dallas Area Rapid Transit | ||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Connections | DART: 17, 413-TI Forest Lane Shuttle (weekdays), 417-TI North Shuttle (weekdays), 419-TI South Shuttle (weekdays) | ||||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 553 spaces[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | One locker, one rack | ||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||
Opened | July 1, 2002[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||
FY22 | 841 (avg. weekday)[3] 11.4% | ||||||||||||||||||
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LBJ/Central station is a DART Light Rail station in Dallas, Texas that serves the Red Line and Orange Line.[1] During non-peak hours (mornings, evenings, and weekends), it serves as the eastern terminus of the Orange Line.
The station is named for the intersection of Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway (Interstate 635) and North Central Expressway (U.S. Route 75), which it is adjacent to. The station services the two Dallas campuses of Texas Instruments through employee shuttles;[4] it also services Dallas College Richland Campus via bus.[5]
History[edit]
LBJ/Central was originally proposed in 1997 as part of the North Central Corridor.[6] The land for the station, which originally consisted of several baseball fields, was donated by Texas Instruments.[7]
The station was opened on July 1, 2002 as part of the Red Line's third expansion, which expanded the line from Park Lane to Galatyn Park.[2]
Artwork[edit]
In tribute to Texas Instruments, the station's façade is decorated with circuit boards. The station's canopy is decorated with translucent panels honoring local organizations and individuals.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "LBJ/Central Station". Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
- ^ a b "Dallas Light Rail Opens First Stations Serving Suburban Cities". Light Rail Now. 2002-08-20. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ "DART Reference Book" (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit. March 2023. p. 33. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "DART announces shuttle agreements". Mass Transit. 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ "Public Transportation". Dallas College. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ "North Central Corridor LRT Extension: Final Environmental Impact Statement" [report]. DART Historical Archive. The Portal to Texas History, University of North Texas. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ Dickson, Gordon (2002-06-25). "DART expansion rolls on with 7 new rail stations". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Knight Ridder. p. 1 – via NewsBank.
- ^ "DART Gallery: A Collection of Public Art" (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit. p. 21. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
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