Fair Park (DART station)

Fair Park
DART light rail station
Station statistics
Address 3710 Parry Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75226
Lines
  Green Line
  Red Line special events
  Blue Line special events
  Orange Line
Connections DART Routes 37, 60, 110, 111, 164 (late weekends), 409
Structure At grade
Platforms 2 Side platforms
Parking no
Other information
Opened September 14, 2009
Accessible
Owned by Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Services
Preceding station   Dallas Area Rapid Transit   Following station
Green Line
toward Buckner
    Effective Late 2011    
Orange Line
Lawnview branch
toward Lawnview

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. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/0609dnmetdart.5eeb7bea.html. Retrieved June 9, 2009. 
  3. ^ DART Green Line Stations.
  4. ^ http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/092309dnmetfairsafety.1a61a692d.html

External links

Transit centers/park & ride
Rail services:
Website: www.dart.org