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The Green Line is the largest portion of an expansion that will lead to the doubling of DART's rail network to more than 90 miles by 2013. The first phase of the 28-mile, $1.8 billion project extends southeast of downtown Dallas to Fair Park. That section is scheduled to open in September 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 Station (2.7 miles)| Opens: | September 2009 |
| Stations*: | Deep Ellum Baylor Medical Center Fair Park MLK * Daily service to Victory Station also begins September 2009 |
MLK 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 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 Contact: Morgan Lyons, 214.749.2662, mlyons@DART.org• DART Green Line Expansion Plans: www.DART.org/expansion
• 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 10.27.08
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