Red Line (DART)

Red Line
Red Line
	Northbound Red Line train at Galatyn Park Station
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	DART
Locale	Dallas, Texas
Termini	Parker Road (north); Westmoreland (south);
Stations	25
Service
Type	Light rail
System	DART Light Rail
Operator(s)	DART
History
Opened	June 14, 1996
Technical
Line length	27.7 mi (44.6 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	overhead catenary
Highest elevation	at grade, elevated, underground

Red Line

Legend

Parker Road

Downtown Plano

12th Street (planned)

Pres. George Bush Turnpike

CityLine/Bush

Silver Line

to DFW Airport Terminal B

(2025)

Orange Line service peak hours only

Orange Line normal service

Green Line to Buckner

Green Line to North Carrollton/Frankford

Orange Line to DFW Airport

Trinity Railway Express

to T&P Station

Union Station

to Bishop Arts

Central Rail Operating Facility

to UNT Dallas

Other service sharing

tracks with Red Line

Multiple services sharing

tracks with Red Line

All stations are accessible

The Red Line is a light rail line in Dallas, Texas operated by the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system. It began operations in June 1996, and is one of two inaugural light rail lines in the DART Light Rail system alongside the Blue Line.

Route

Westmoreland to Downtown

The southwestern terminus of the Red Line is at Westmoreland Station in southwest Dallas at the intersection of Illinois Avenue and Westmoreland Road. The southwestern part of the Red Line runs on a private right-of-way with grade crossings. Just before 8th & Corinth, the line merges with the Blue Line. The joint Red and Blue Line tracks then rise on to a viaduct that crosses Cedar Creek, the Trinity River, and a freight railroad line. At Lamar Street, the line turns north at a wye where a pair of tracks leading to one of two train yards on the system diverges. The Red and Blue Lines continue north, crossing the Landry Freeway, travelling under the Dallas Convention Center and stop at Dallas Union Station. After crossing over Main Street, the lines turn east as they merge with the Green Line and Orange Line and enter downtown Dallas. At this point, the lines leave their right of ways and operate on a dedicated street-running right of way.

Downtown to Parker Road

The four DART lines share a common section of track through downtown, with four stops: West End, Akard Street, St. Paul Street and Pearl Street.

After Pearl Street, street running ends and the lines return to private right-of-ways. The four lines diverge at a wye, with the Green Line diverging to the southeast while the Red, Blue and Orange Lines turn north, cross the Good-Latimer Expressway at grade, and descend into a long tunnel under the Central Expressway (US 75), with a stop at Cityplace. The lines exit the tunnel at Mockingbird. The Blue Line diverges from the Red Line and heads east, while the Red and Orange Lines turn north.

The Red Line then travels through north Dallas, Richardson and Plano. Most of the line runs at grade level with grade crossings, although portions of the route run on elevated viaducts. The line terminates at the Parker Road Station at Park Boulevard near Central Expressway in Collin County.

History

The Red Line was part of the initial launch of DART's light rail testing and 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, and was the first DART line to use the 3.5-mile twin tunnels. On December 18, 2000, Cityplace Station, the southwest's first commercial subway station was opened along the Red Line underneath Cityplace Tower in the tunnel under the Central Expressway.

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. Much of the route was constructed on the former Texas Electric Railway route.

Stations

Daily Service

Listed from north to south

Station	Opened	Notes
Parker Road	2002	Terminus for Red and Orange Lines (Orange Line During peak-hour only)
Downtown Plano	2002
CityLine/Bush	2002	Formerly Bush Turnpike Station until March 14, 2016. Planned Silver Line transfer station
Galatyn Park	2002
Arapaho Center	2002
Spring Valley	2002
LBJ/Central	2002	Terminus for Orange Line outside peak hours
Forest Lane	2002
Walnut Hill	2002
Park Lane	1997 (extended 2002)
Lovers Lane	1997
SMU/Mockingbird	1997	Northernmost transfer for the Blue Line
Cityplace/Uptown	2000	Transfer to M-Line Trolley
Pearl/Arts District	1996	Easternmost transfer for Green Line
St. Paul	1996	Transfer to M-Line Trolley (one block north)
Akard	1996
West End	1996	Westernmost transfer station for the Orange Line and Green Line
EBJ Union Station	1996	Transfer to Dallas Streetcar, Trinity Railway Express, and Amtrak
Convention Center	1996
Cedars	1996
8th & Corinth	1996	Southernmost transfer for the Blue Line
Dallas Zoo	1996
Tyler/Vernon	1996
Hampton	1996
Westmoreland	1996