Dallas Area Rapid Transit

This heavily landscaped station has a waterfall of greenery and an arbored walkway from the parking lot, leading patrons to the boarding platform just minutes from downtown Dallas or downtown Garland.

White Rock Station is served by the Northeast segment of the DART Rail Blue line. Facilities include ramps for mobility-impaired passengers, a drop-off and pickup area, bicycle racks, and free commuter parking spaces.

DART Rail Schedules:
Blue Line

Connecting Routes:
428,  466,  DART On-Call Lake Highlands (M-F),
DART On-Call Lakewood (M-F)

M-F (Monday through Friday)

Bus Bay Assignments:
Bay 3 — 428 South Garland Transit Center
Bay 4 — 428 North Irving Transit Center
Bay 5 — DART On-Call
Bay 6 — 466

Customer Features:
Free Parking (488 Spaces, No Overnight Parking)
Passenger Shelters
Windscreens
Seating
Customer Information
Ticket Vending Machines
Telephones
Wheelchair Ramps
Bus "Kiss & Ride" Passenger Drop-Off/Pickup Area
1 Bike Locker, 5 Bike Racks
Public Art

Popular Attractions and Destinations:
White Rock Lake
White Rock Lake Museum
The Bath House Cultural Center
Flagpole Hill Park
Casa Linda Shopping Center (via bus route 466)
Medallion Shopping Center (via bus route 428)

Please note: You may need to connect to a DART bus to complete your journey to a destination. Please contact DART Customer Information at 214-979-1111 for trip planning assistance.

Station Art:
Mother Nature Inspired White Rock Station's Design
Public Art & Design Committee chooses history theme

White Rock Station, opened on September 24, 2001 on the Northeast light rail extension, features a miniature spillway filled with greenery inspired by the lake itself. The station's attractive blue and green color scheme and natural-looking landscape designs adorn the boarding area and the parking lot.

Neighborhood representatives are always involved in deciding the design of DART light rail stations. No one knows their community better than local residents and civic groups. "We were glad we could incorporate the history of the area into White Rock Station," said Cliff Franklin, a community volunteer on the Art & Design Committee for the station. "We're also excited about having the light rail line so close by."

Franklin said many ideas about the location and layout of the station had to be decided before construction could begin. "Committee members were happy to help come up with the design theme for the station, and also contribute to the layout," he said. "We think the stairway leading to Northwest Highway east of the light rail bridge is essential to providing easy access to the train for pedestrians."

Artist worked with community on station design
Philip Lamb, the design artist of White Rock Lake Station, also appreciates the historical design theme proposed by the committee. The three major artistic ideas involve the cornucopia covering the walkway, the spillway of greenery and the cap of the retaining wall.

"The cornucopia covering the walkway is reflective of the history of the lake," said Lamb. "The blue arches will be covered by green vines and it will open up with a larger opening toward the platform."

The spillway of lush greenery runs parallel to the boarding platform, allowing the area just in front of the platform to be a green oasis. "This plant life surrounding the platform enhances the feeling of stepping into a rich, natural environment," said Lamb. The cap of the retaining wall can't be seen from the platform, but rather faces Northwest Highway in a cascade of earth-tone blocks with pockets for plants between the stones.

Other small references to the history of White Rock Lake could go unnoticed to the untrained eye. "The columns on the platform are based on a 1930s boathouse on the lake, and the soft blue hue was a color used for early houses in the area to prevent wasps from forming nests on the eves," Lamb explained.

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