Orange Line (Dallas Area Rapid Transit): Difference between revisions

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Orange Line
Orange Line
	File:Dallas Area Rapid Transit 2009 Orangelinesymbol.gif
Overview
Termini	Parker Road (north); DFW Airport (west);
Stations	29
Service
System	light rail
History
Opened	December 6, 2010
Technical
Track length	37 miles
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)

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Inline

Legend

DFW Airport

TEXRail

to T&P Station

Belt Line

Pres. George Bush Turnpike

Dallas College North Lake Campus

Hidden Ridge

SH 114

Irving Convention Center

Las Colinas Urban Center

Green Line

to North Carrollton/Frankford

Bachman

Burbank

West Mockingbird Lane

Trinity Railway Express

to T&P Station

Dallas North Tollway

Victory

Trinity Railway Express

to Union Station

Blue Line to Ledbetter

Red Line to Westmoreland

to Buckner

normal service

peak hours only

to DFW Airport Terminal A

(2025)

CityLine/Bush

Pres. George Bush Turnpike

12th Street

(planned)

Downtown Plano

Parker Road

The Orange Line (labeled as the Purple Line on maps prior to 2006) is a 37-mile long light rail line operated by the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system in Dallas, Irving, Richardson and Plano, Texas. The Orange Line started operation on December 6, 2010, with weekday peak service from the Parker Road Station to Bachman Station on stations shared with DART's Red and Green lines. The first Orange Line-exclusive stations opened with the extension to Irving Convention Center on July 30, 2012,^[1] and two more were added on Dec. 3, 2012.^[2] The current northwestern terminus, as of August 18, 2014, is Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.^[3]

Other future Orange Line stations include a DFW North Station loop^[4] and an eastern extension down Scyene Road to Masters Drive (previously planned as a Green Line expansion).^[5]

Listed from Northeast to Northwest. Peak-hour only service is highlighted

Station	Opened	Notes
Parker Road	2002	Terminus for Red (full-time) and Orange Lines (peak-hour)
Downtown Plano	2002
Bush Turnpike	2002
Galatyn Park	2002
Arapaho Center	2002
Spring Valley	2002
LBJ/Central	2002
Forest Lane	2002
Walnut Hill	2002
Park Lane	1997 (rebuilt 2002)
Lovers Lane	1997
Mockingbird	1997	Northernmost transfer for Blue Line
Cityplace	2000
Pearl/Arts District	1996	Easternmost transfer for Green Line
St. Paul	1996	Transfers made to the M-Line (which terminates two blocks north)
Akard	1996
West End	1996	Westernmost transfer station for Red and Blue Lines
Victory	2009	Transfer to Trinity Railway Express
Market Center	2010
Southwestern Medical District/Parkland	2010
Inwood/Love Center	2010
Burbank	2010
Bachman	2010	Westernmost transfer for Green Line
University of Dallas	2012
Las Colinas Urban Center	2012
Irving Convention Center	2012
North Lake College	2012
Belt Line	2012
DFW Airport	2014	Terminus

Listed from East to West

Lawnview Station (Also served by Green Line)
Hatcher Station (Also served by Green Line)
MLK, Jr. Station (Also served by Green Line)
Fair Park Station (Also served by Green Line)
Baylor University Medical Center Station (Also served by Green Line)
Deep Ellum Station (Also served by Green Line)

Loop 12 Station (Deferred)
South Las Colinas Station (Deferred)
Las Colinas Carpenter Ranch Station (Deferred)^[6]
DFW North Station (Future branch)

On 12 March 2007, the City of Dallas officials and DART made an agreement to make Love Field Station a surface-level facility after a long debate of whether or not to make it an underground station.^[7]^[8]

On December 5, 2007, the Dallas Morning News ran a story reporting that DART President Gary Thomas stated that a previous cost estimate of $988 million was too low. A new cost estimate for the 14 mile project was $1.8 - $1.9 billion.^[9] The $900 million overrun in costs has caused considerable outrage amongst political leaders^[10] in the City of Irving Texas, where the line passes on its way to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Irving leaders subsequently made inquiry as to the cost overruns.^[11] Texas State Representative Linda Harper Brown sent an official letter ^[12] to Mr. Thomas also making inquiry into the project's substantial cost overruns.

In February 2010 DART officials announced that the first two phases may be delayed due to TXDOT problems along State Highway 114, which the Orange Line route follows. Utility relocation and road construction will delay access to portions of the construction area where the rail line and highway intersect. The delay could push the connection to Las Colinas from December 2011 to August 2012. DART is determined to keep the original schedule and minimize any delay.^[13]^[14]

In June 2010, DART placed the line on indefinite hold due to declining revenue; on 15 September 2010, the agency said that due to cost savings and federal funds, the plans for the line have been revived.^[15]

On 13 December 2011, DART awarded a contract to design and build the Orange Line extension from Belt Line Road to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, valued at about $150 million, with construction to start in early 2012 and an opening date of August 18, 2014, ahead of schedule.^[16]

^ http://transportationblog.dallasnews.com/2012/07/irvings-orange-line-ushers-in-new-era-in-north-texas-mass-transit.html/
^ http://www.dallasnews.com/news/transportation/20121203-dart-blue-line-launches-long-awaited-rail-service-in-rowlett.ece
^ "DART DFW Airport Station". Retrieved 10 July 2014.
^ http://www.dart.org/about/expansion/orangelinedfwnewsletter1.pdf
^ http://www.dart.org/about/expansion/2030plan.asp
^ http://www.dart.org/about/expansion/orangelinestations.asp
^ The Dallas Morning News - 9 February 2007.
^ "Rail will not tunnel under Love Field." Retrieved 12 March 2007
^ A new cost estimate
^ outrage amongst political leaders
^ inquiry
^ an official letter
^ "Irving light-rail segments may be delayed." The Dallas Morning News. February 24, 2010.
^ DART
^ "DART finance committee OKs service changes, new debt in $1.26 billion budget". 15 September 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
^ "DART awards design-build contract for DFW Airport connection". Progressive Railroading. 15 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.

Other service sharing track

Multiple services sharing track with Orange Line

All stations are accessible

[1] ttp://transportationblog.dallasnews.com/2012/07/irvings-orange-line-ushers-in-new-era-in-north-texas-mass-transit.html/

[2] ttp://www.dallasnews.com/news/transportation/20121203-dart-blue-line-launches-long-awaited-rail-service-in-rowlett.ece

[3] "DART DFW Airport Station". Retrieved 10 July 2014.

[4] ttp://www.dart.org/about/expansion/orangelinedfwnewsletter1.pdf

[5] ttp://www.dart.org/about/expansion/2030plan.asp

[6] ttp://www.dart.org/about/expansion/orangelinestations.asp

[7] The Dallas Morning News - 9 February 2007.

[8] "Rail will not tunnel under Love Field." Retrieved 12 March 2007

[9] A new cost estimate

[10] utrage amongst political leaders

[11] quiry

[12] tter

[13] "Irving light-rail segments may be delayed." The Dallas Morning News. February 24, 2010.

[14] DART

[15] "DART finance committee OKs service changes, new debt in $1.26 billion budget". 15 September 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2010.

[pr-16] "DART awards design-build contract for DFW Airport connection". Progressive Railroading. 15 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.

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 {{DART Orange Line}}
 The '''Orange Line''' (labeled as the '''Purple Line''' on maps prior to 2006) is a 37-mile long [[light rail]] line operated by the [[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]] system in [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Irving, Texas|Irving]], [[Richardson, Texas|Richardson]] and [[Plano, Texas|Plano]], [[Texas]]. The Orange Line started operation on December 6, 2010, with weekday peak service from the [[Parker Road Station]] to [[Bachman Station]] on stations shared with [[DART Light Rail|DART]]'s [[Red Line (Dallas Area Rapid Transit)|Red]] and [[Green Line (Dallas Area Rapid Transit)|Green]] lines. The first Orange Line-exclusive stations opened with the extension to [[Irving Convention Center]] on July 30, 2012,<ref>http://transportationblog.dallasnews.com/2012/07/irvings-orange-line-ushers-in-new-era-in-north-texas-mass-transit.html/</ref> and two more were added on Dec. 3, 2012.<ref>http://www.dallasnews.com/news/transportation/20121203-dart-blue-line-launches-long-awaited-rail-service-in-rowlett.ece</ref> The current northwestern terminus, as of August 18, 2014, is [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dart.org/riding/stations/dfwairportstation.asp | title=DART DFW Airport Station | accessdate=10 July 2014}}</ref>