DART Facts: Green Line  

Image: Green Line. The next phase of DART Rail.With the opening of the first phase of the Green Line, the DART Rail System is on schedule to nearly double in miles, from 48 to 90 miles and grow from 39 stations to 63 stations by 2013. The first phase of the 28-mile, $1.8 billion project extends southeast of downtown Dallas to Fair Park. That section opened on September 14, 2009 along with daily service to Victory Station. The remainder of the Green Line will open in December 2010.

When complete, the Green Line will serve several regional destinations, including Deep Ellum, Baylor University Medical Center, Victory Park, the Dallas Market Center, the UT Southwestern Medical District, Love Field Airport, and the cities of Farmers Branch and Carrollton.

Green Line (Southeast Corridor) Projected Opening Dates
10.1 miles, Pearl Station to Buckner Station; 8 stations

Pearl Station to MLK, Jr. Station (2.7 miles)
Opened: September 14, 2009
Stations*: Deep Ellum
Baylor University Medical Center
Fair Park
MLK, Jr.
* Daily service to Victory Station also began September 14, 2009

  • "The Traveling Man" Sculptural Series Strides Toward the Finish Line in Deep Ellum (Opens in a new window)


    • MLK, Jr. Station to Buckner Station (7.4 miles)
    Opens: December 2010
    Stations: Hatcher
    Lawnview
    Lake June
    Buckner


    Green Line (Northwest Corridor) Projected Opening Dates
    17.6 miles, West End Station (Dallas) to North Carrollton/Frankford Station (Carrollton); 12 stations

    West End Station to Victory Station (1.2 miles)
    Opened: November 12, 2004 (special event service only)
    September 14, 2009 (daily service)

    Victory Station to Inwood Station (2.8 miles)
    Opens: December 2010
    Stations: Market Center
    Southwestern Medical District/Parkland
    Inwood

    Inwood Station to Bachman Station (Northwest Highway) (3.2 miles)
    Opens: December 2010
    Stations: Love Field
    Bachman

    Bachman Station to Farmers Branch Station (4.9 miles)
    Opens: December 2010
    Stations: Walnut Hill/Denton
    Royal Lane
    Farmers Branch

    Farmers Branch Station to North Carrollton/Frankford Station (5.5 miles)
    Opens: December 2010
    Stations: Downtown Carrollton
    Trinity Mills
    North Carrollton/Frankford

    Additional resources

    • News Media Contacts:
    Morgan Lyons, 214.749.2662, mlyons@DART.org
    Mark A. Ball, 214.749.3295, mball@DART.org

    • Green Line Media Kit: www.DART.org/GreenLineMedia

    • DART Green Line Expansion Plans: www.DART.org/expansion

    • Deep Ellum Gateway Project: deepellumgateway.com

    • City of Carrollton: www.cityofcarrollton.com

    • City of Farmers Branch: www.fbstation.com

    • DART construction project updates: www.DART.org/constructionupdates

    • DART News Feeds: www.DART.org/RSS

    • DART Newsroom: www.DART.org/newsroom


    Keywords: DART, DART Rail, expansion, light rail, Green Line, Carrollton, Farmers Branch, Deep Ellum, Fair Park, Lake June, Pleasant Grove

    Permanent link: www.DART.org/factsheet/greenline


    Updated 10.05.09

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