Red Line (DART)

Red Line
Northbound Red Line train at Mockingbird Center
Overview
Status	operational
Owner	DART
Locale	Dallas, Texas
Termini	Parker Road (north) Westmoreland (south)
Stations	25
Service
Type	Light rail
System	Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Operator(s)	DART
History
Opened	June 1996
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	overhead catenary
Highest elevation	at grade, elevated, underground

The Red Line is a light rail line in Dallas, Texas operated by the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system. Along with the Blue Line, it is one of the two original Dallas light rail lines.

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 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. 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.

Stations

Daily Service

Listed from north to south

Station	Other lines	Opened	Notes
Parker Road		2002	Terminus for Red and Orange Lines
Downtown Plano		2002
CityLine/Bush		2002	Formerly Bush Turnpike Station until March 14, 2016.
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 the Blue Line
Cityplace		2000	Transfer available for the M-Line, northern terminus (just outside west exit.)
Pearl/Arts District		1996	Easternmost transfer for Green Line
St. Paul		1996	Transfers made to the M-Line (southern terminus two blocks north)
Akard		1996
West End		1996	Westernmost transfer station for the Orange Line and Green Line
Union Station		1996	Transfer to   Trinity Railway Express, Dallas Streetcar, 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

Special Event Service

• Deep Ellum Station (Served regularly by Green Line, Orange Line)
• Baylor University Medical Center Station (Served regularly by Blue Line, Orange Line)
• Fair Park Station (Served regularly by Green Line, Orange Line)
• Victory Station (Also served by Blue Line, Green Line, Orange Line)

• 
  Cedars Station in the Cedars neighborhood of south Dallas
• 
  Union Station in the Reunion District of downtown
• 
  West End Station in the West End Historic District of downtown

External links

• Full DART System Map