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Location | 8210 Forest Lane
[1] Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°54′31″N 96°45′42″W / 32.90861°N 96.76167°W | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | Dallas Area Rapid Transit | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | Island (elevated) | ||||||||||||||
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Construction | |||||||||||||||
Parking | 253 spaces | ||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 4 bike lockers, [2] 1 bike rack | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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Opened | July 1, 2002[3] | ||||||||||||||
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Forest Lane station is a DART Light Rail station in northeastern Dallas, Texas. The elevated station, which serves the Red Line and Orange Line, is located on Forest Lane, 1⁄3 mile (0.54 km) east of North Central Expressway ( US 75) and 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway (I-635). [1]
The station serves the Medical City Dallas hospital complex, the Cottonwood Trail, and the Hamilton Park neighborhood. [1] In tribute to the largely African-American population of Hamilton Park, the station features a sculpture dedicated to African-Americans who fought against housing segregation. [3] [4]
Northeastern Dallas was originally serviced by the North Central Transit Center, a park-and-ride bus station located between North Central Expressway and Coit Road. The transit center was announced by the Texas Department of Transportation in 1983, several months before DART's formation; it was opened in 1985. [5]
The lot consisted of an air-conditioned waiting area and 1,300 parking spaces. [5] In addition to servicing DART, the center was intended to service Surtran, [5] a municipal bus service connecting Dallas to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, but Surtran was discontinued in 1985. [6]
The lot was closed after Forest Lane opened in 2002, [7] with all its bus routes moving to Forest Lane station. The lot was left unused for several years before it was redeveloped; it is currently the location of a Costco store.
Forest Lane station opened on July 1, 2002, as part of the Red Line's second major expansion. [3] The Saturday before, an opening ceremony, dubbed "Super Saturday", was held at both the Forest Lane and Arapaho Center stations. [8]
In May 2011, the Cottonwood Trail was extended south from North Central Expressway to the White Rock Creek Trail. The extension included a trailhead at Forest Lane, which was the first trailhead to be located at any DART station. [9]
Forest Lane | |||||||||||||||
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DART light rail station | |||||||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||||||
Location | 8210 Forest Lane
[1] Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°54′31″N 96°45′42″W / 32.90861°N 96.76167°W | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | Dallas Area Rapid Transit | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | Island (elevated) | ||||||||||||||
Connections |
![]() North Central Dallas GoLink Zone (M-Sun), North Dallas GoLink Zone (M-Sun), Preston Hollow GoLink Zone (M-Sun) | ||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||
Parking | 253 spaces | ||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 4 bike lockers, [2] 1 bike rack | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | July 1, 2002[3] | ||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||
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Forest Lane station is a DART Light Rail station in northeastern Dallas, Texas. The elevated station, which serves the Red Line and Orange Line, is located on Forest Lane, 1⁄3 mile (0.54 km) east of North Central Expressway ( US 75) and 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway (I-635). [1]
The station serves the Medical City Dallas hospital complex, the Cottonwood Trail, and the Hamilton Park neighborhood. [1] In tribute to the largely African-American population of Hamilton Park, the station features a sculpture dedicated to African-Americans who fought against housing segregation. [3] [4]
Northeastern Dallas was originally serviced by the North Central Transit Center, a park-and-ride bus station located between North Central Expressway and Coit Road. The transit center was announced by the Texas Department of Transportation in 1983, several months before DART's formation; it was opened in 1985. [5]
The lot consisted of an air-conditioned waiting area and 1,300 parking spaces. [5] In addition to servicing DART, the center was intended to service Surtran, [5] a municipal bus service connecting Dallas to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, but Surtran was discontinued in 1985. [6]
The lot was closed after Forest Lane opened in 2002, [7] with all its bus routes moving to Forest Lane station. The lot was left unused for several years before it was redeveloped; it is currently the location of a Costco store.
Forest Lane station opened on July 1, 2002, as part of the Red Line's second major expansion. [3] The Saturday before, an opening ceremony, dubbed "Super Saturday", was held at both the Forest Lane and Arapaho Center stations. [8]
In May 2011, the Cottonwood Trail was extended south from North Central Expressway to the White Rock Creek Trail. The extension included a trailhead at Forest Lane, which was the first trailhead to be located at any DART station. [9]