Fair Park (DART station)

Dallas Area Rapid Transit Fair Park
DART light rail station
Location 3710 Parry Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75226
Coordinates 32°46′55″N 96°45′57″W / 32.782062°N 96.765932°W / 32.782062; -96.765932Coordinates: 32°46′55″N 96°45′57″W / 32.782062°N 96.765932°W / 32.782062; -96.765932
Owned by Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Line(s)
  Green Line
  Red Line special events
  Blue Line special events
  Orange Line special events
Platforms 2 Side platforms
Connections DART Routes 37, 60, 110, 111, 164 (late weekends), 409
Construction
Structure type At grade
Parking no
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened September 14, 2009
Services
Preceding station   DART   Following station
Green Line
toward Buckner

Fair Park Station is a DART light rail station located in Fair Park in Dallas, Texas on the Green Line.[1] The station opened on September 14, 2009 as one of four original stops on the line.[2] Fair Park contains the largest collection of Art Deco exhibition buildings in the world, built for the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition.[3] The station was designed to blend into the surrounding architecture while revitalizing the historic entrance into Fair Park.

During important events during the State Fair of Texas Fair Park Station is served by "special event" trains from the Red Line and Blue Line.[4]

References

  1. ↑ DART Green Line Expansion Information.
  2. ↑ Visser, Nancy; Bruce Tomaso (June 9, 2009). "DART hosts riders as it tests span of Green Line project". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
  3. ↑ DART Green Line Stations.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2009.


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