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Orange Line (Northwest Corridor) Projected Opening Dates
14 miles, Bachman Station (Dallas) to DFW Airport; 6 stations
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 |
FTA Deputy Administrator tours new DFW Airport Station (Feb. 6, 2014) Federal Transportation Administration Deputy Administrator Therese McMillan speaks after touring DART's new DFW Airport Station. |
UPDATE: A (re)defined Terminal Experience From a Passenger's Perspective See how passengers will use the new DFW Airport Station scheduled to open in December 2014. Video courtesy of DFW Airport View more DFW Airport Station images |
Options Into DFW Airport - June 17, 2009
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Orange Line on track for stimulus funds
Design-Build team selected for Orange Line to Irving
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Orange Line (Northwest Corridor) DFW LRT Extension
DART Orange Line DFW Extension (Irving-3) Final Environmental Assessment
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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
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— DART Orange Line DFW Airport Extension Irving-3 Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) by the FAA
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June 2, 2011 (4.0MB PDF file opens in a new window)
April 28, 2010 (4.6MB PDF file opens in a new window)
Extension Oct. 20, 2009 (9.8MB PDF file opens in a new window)
June 17, 2009 (9.9MB PDF file opens in a new window)
DART starts light rail train tests in Irving
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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
Orange Line (Northwest Corridor) Meeting Presentations
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Orange Line (Northwest Corridor) Final Environmental Impact Statement
Additional resources
• News Media Contacts:Morgan Lyons, 214.749.2662, [email protected]
Mark A. Ball, 214.749.3295, [email protected]
• 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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