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Graphics available for download Orange Line Map Download PDF Orange Line Station Opens August 18, 2014 DFW Airport Station Download JPG (Rendering courtesy of DFW Airport) » View more DFW Airport Station images Orange Line Stations Opened Dec. 3, 2012 North Lake College Station Download JPG Orange Line Stations Opened July 30, 2012 Las Colinas Urban Center Station Download JPG » View more station images Orange Line Construction Images June 2011 North Lake College Station Download JPG » View more construction images Orange Line Station Renderings University of Dallas Station Download JPG Las Colinas Urban Center Station Download JPG Irving Convention Center Station Download JPG Las Colinas Carpenter Ranch Station (Station Deferred May 11, 2010, DART Board Resolution 100066) Download JPG North Lake College Station Download JPG Belt Line Station Download JPG » View more station rendering images Orange Line Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in Irving Preview this image Download JPG Download TIF Additional images are available for download at www.DART.org/newsphotos Video available for viewing DART Rail Orange Line Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in Irving April 13, 2009 View highlights from the Orange Line Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (Opens in a new window)

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The 14-mile Orange Line was a key component of a regional rail expansion that led to the growth of DART's rail network to 90 miles by 2014. The Orange Line runs parallel with the Green Line through Downtown Dallas to Bachman Station in Northwest Dallas. From Bachman Station, the Orange Line heads northwest to the Las Colinas Urban Center (opened July 30, 2012), continues to Belt Line (opened December 3, 2012) and to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (opened August 18, 2014).

Orange Line (Northwest Corridor) Projected Opening Dates
14 miles, Bachman Station (Dallas) to DFW Airport; 6 stations

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Bachman Station to Irving Convention Center Station (5.4 miles)

Opened:	July 30, 2012
Stations:	University of Dallas Station Las Colinas Urban Center Station Irving Convention Center Station

Irving Convention Center Station to Belt Line Rd. (3.9 miles)

Opened:	December 3, 2012
Stations:	Las Colinas Carpenter Ranch Station (Station Deferred May 11, 2010, DART Board Resolution 100066) North Lake College Station Belt Line Station

Belt Line Rd. to DFW Airport (4.7 miles)

Opened:	August 18, 2014
Station:	DFW Airport Station

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Orange Line Wins Environmental Excellence Award

Board sets Orange Line connection to DFW Airport - June 23, 2009

Presentation for DART Public Meeting to Present Orange Line
     Options Into DFW Airport - June 17, 2009
     (9.9MB PDF file opens in a new window)

DART Board Chair Reports:
    Orange Line on track for stimulus funds
    Design-Build team selected for Orange Line to Irving
    (PDF files open in a new window)

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Orange Line (Northwest Corridor) DFW LRT Extension

DART Orange Line DFW Extension (Irving-3) Final Environmental Assessment

Re-Evaluation of DART Orange Line DFW Airport Extension Irving-3 Environmental Assessment
     (28.4MB PDF file opens in a new window)

Re-Evaluation of DART Orange Line DFW Airport Extension Irving-3 Environmental Assessment - Appendices
     (54.6MB PDF file opens in a new window)

Notice of Availability of Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the DART Orange Line DFW Airport Extension (IRVING-3)

This notice is to advise the public that both the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have each issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), on October 11, 2011, for the proposed DART Orange Line DFW Airport Extension (IRVING-3). This proposed project would implement light rail transit (LRT) service extending from the DART Belt Line Station, the current terminus of the DART Orange Line (under construction) to the DFW Central Terminal Area.

— DART Orange Line DFW Airport Extension Irving-3 Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) by the FTA
     (15.3MB PDF file opens in a new window)
— DART Orange Line DFW Airport Extension Irving-3 Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) by the FAA
     (8.4MB PDF file opens in a new window)

DART Orange Line DFW Airport Extension Irving-3 Environmental Assessment, Final - September 2011
     (63.7MB PDF file opens in a new window)

Appendices A-I and K-M
     (53.6MB PDF file opens in a new window)

Appendix J - Line Section I-3 Phase 1 Preliminary Engineering 10% Design
     (9.0MB PDF file opens in a new window)

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Irving 3 Newsletter Issue 1 - Fall 2009
     (1.5MB PDF file opens in a new window)

Notice of Intent for the DART Irving-3 LRT Extension to DFW Airport
     (109KB PDF file opens in a new window)

Board sets Orange Line connection to DFW Airport - June 23, 2009

Meeting Presentations:

Public Hearing for Orange Line Irving 3 - DFW Airport Extension
     June 2, 2011 (4.0MB PDF file opens in a new window)

Public Meeting for Orange Line Irving 3 - DFW Airport Extension
     April 28, 2010 (4.6MB PDF file opens in a new window)

Public Scoping Meeting for Orange Line Irving 3 - DFW Airport
     Extension Oct. 20, 2009 (9.8MB PDF file opens in a new window)

DART Public Meeting to Present Orange Line Options Into DFW Airport
     June 17, 2009 (9.9MB PDF file opens in a new window)

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DART starts light rail train tests in Irving

Click here to view a photo slide show of the Orange Line test train from Monday, April 9. (Opens in a new window)

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Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) successfully completed the first light rail test train into Irving as it completed the five mile section between Bachman Station and the Irving Convention Center on Monday, April 9. The first section of the
14-mile Orange Line opens July 30. The initial tests were for train movements, the overhead electrical system, and vehicle clearances. This is all in advance of the start of integrated testing and safety certification.

DART is scheduled to conduct a similar live wire test of the five-mile Blue Line extension from Downtown Garland Station to Downtown Rowlett Station on April 25. The Blue Line section is scheduled to open December 3, the same day as the second section of the Orange Line from Irving Convention Center Station to Belt Line Station, near DFW Airport.

Orange Line (Northwest Corridor) Newsletters

Winter 2012 Newsletter (4.6MB PDF file opens in a new window)

Spring 2011 Newsletter (7.1MB PDF file opens in a new window)

Update Newsletter Spring 2010 (2.9MB PDF file opens in a new window)

Irving 3 Newsletter Issue 1 (Fall 2009) (1.5MB PDF file opens in a new window)

Project Overview Summer 2009 (2.3MB PDF file opens in a new window)

Orange Line (Northwest Corridor) Meeting Presentations

DART Construction Update Public Meeting - November 15 and 16, 2011
     (7.6MB PDF file opens in a new window)

Orange Line Art and Design Program Public Meetings - March 30 and April 1, 2010
     (14.7MB PDF file opens in a new window)

Orange Line Construction Overview - November 18, 2009
     (6.8MB PDF file opens in a new window)

Orange Line (Northwest Corridor) Final Environmental Impact Statement

Northwest Corridor LRT Line to Irving/DFW Airport Final Environmental Impact Statement
     (July 2008)

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Additional resources

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

• DART Orange Line Expansion Plans: www.DART.org/expansion
• City of Irving: www.cityofirving.org
• Greater Irving - Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce: www.irvingchamber.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, Orange Line, Irving, Las Colinas Urban Center, Irving Convention Center, University of Dallas, North Lake College, DFW Airport


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


Updated 8.18.14

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