DART Green Line Expansion

View Green Line Schedules and the DART Rail System Map The Green Line Changes Everything

The Green Line Changes Everything
Completion of the Green Line extends our regional light rail network to 72 miles and creates new destinations and opportunities while linking southeast Dallas to Farmers Branch and Carrollton. More than ever North Texans have real choices about where they live, work and play.

This 28 mile, $1.8 billion project will connect communities far and wide, bringing public transportation to more people in more places. It is a clean air solution for the citizens of Pleasant Grove, Dallas, Farmers Branch and Carrollton that is expected to reduce pollutant emissions by more than 320 tons per year.

It's also providing a boost to the local economy. Looking at the big picture, the DART Rail System is responsible for $7 billion in current, planned and projected transit-oriented development. The Green Line expansion plays a part in this and includes large and visible projects such as Ambrose at Baylor University Medical Center Station and Cityville at Southwestern Medical District/Parkland Station.

Where is the Green Line taking DFW? The answer cannot be measured by physical distance alone. Rather, the line's impact will be seen in the region's improved mobility and air quality, the bolstered economy and the overall quality of life.

Get ready, North Texas. The future is now.

• Green Line Media Kit
• Green Line Fact Sheet
• Green Line Station Art
• Take a ride on a DART Rail test train video
• Green Line. The Next Phase of DART Rail. (Jan. 2009)
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• DART Rail Green Line aerial construction photo slide shows:
  

  July 2010

  June 2009

  October 2008

  April 2008
  

  November 2007
  

  April 2007

Green Line (Southeast Corridor) Information

LRT Line to Deep Ellum, Baylor University Medical Center, Fair Park, South Dallas, Buckner Terrace and Pleasant Grove

• Station Information - Deep Ellum, Baylor University Medical Center, Fair Park,
         MLK, Jr., Hatcher, Lawnview, Lake June and Buckner stations
  
  
• "The Traveling Man" Sculptural Series Strides Toward the Finish Line in Deep Ellum (Opens in a new window)
  
  

View a preview of the new Southeast Corridor of the DART Rail Green Line. Highlights include remarks by DART President/Executive Director Gary Thomas and U.S. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson. (October 25, 2010)

Enjoy a tour of the public art found at four of DART's rail stations on the Green Line - Deep Ellum, Baylor University Medical Center, Fair Park and MLK, Jr. stations.



• Southeast Corridor Final Environmental Impact Statement (October 2003)
  
  
• Environmental Records of Decision (RODs) for Southeast and Northwest Lines
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Green Line (Northwest Corridor) Information

LRT Line to Farmers Branch and Carrollton

• Station Information - Market Center, Southwestern Medical District/Parkland,
       Inwood/Love Field, Burbank, Bachman, Walnut Hill/Denton, Royal Lane, Farmers Branch,
       Downtown Carrollton, Trinity Mills and North Carrollton/Frankford stations
  
  

Take a ride on the Green Line between Buckner and
North Carrollton/Frankford stations, November 2010
Take a ride on a DART Rail test train as it makes a complete run between Buckner Station and North Carrollton/Frankford Station. Fifteen new Green Line stations will open on December 6, 2010, completing the 20 station, 28 mile project.

Be safe and watch for test trains along the new sections of the Green Line, between
MLK, Jr. and Buckner stations on the southeast corridor and between Victory and North Carrollton/Frankford stations on the northwest corridor. While fences restrict access to most of the rail corridor, it's important to be aware that the rail line is active, with trains traveling up to 65 miles per hour depending on their location. The train at-grade crossings on the Green Line are clearly marked with signs, red flashing lights and crossing arms that come down prior to the train's arrival at the intersection.


• Northwest Corridor Final Environmental Impact Statement (October 2003)
  
  
• Environmental Records of Decision (RODs) for Southeast and Northwest Lines
       (4.6MB PDF file, opens in a new window)

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 Station Baylor University Medical Center Station Fair Park Station MLK, Jr. Station * Daily DART Rail service to Victory Station began September 14, 2009. Also as of September 14, all trips of the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) now serve Victory Station. Victory Station is the transfer point between the Green Line and the TRE. (Note: No TRE service on Sundays.)

MLK, Jr. Station to Buckner Station (7.4 miles)

Opened:	December 6, 2010
Stations:	Hatcher Station Lawnview Station Lake June Station Buckner Station

Green Line (Northwest Corridor) Projected Opening Dates

17.6 miles, West End Station (Dallas) to 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) * Daily DART Rail service to Victory Station began September 14, 2009. Also as of September 14, all trips of the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) now serve Victory Station. Victory Station is the transfer point between the Green Line and the TRE. (Note: No TRE service on Sundays.)
Stations:	Victory Station

Victory Station to Inwood/Love Field Station (2.8 miles)

Opened:	December 6, 2010
Stations:	Market Center Station Southwestern Medical District/Parkland Station Inwood/Love Field Station

Inwood/Love Field Station to Bachman Station (Northwest Highway) (3.2 miles)

Opened:	December 6, 2010
Stations:	Burbank Station Bachman Station

Bachman Station to Farmers Branch Station (4.9 miles)

Opened:	December 6, 2010
Stations:	Walnut Hill/Denton Station Royal Lane Station Farmers Branch Station

Farmers Branch Station to North Carrollton/Frankford Station (5.5 miles)

Opened:	December 6, 2010
Stations:	Downtown Carrollton Station Trinity Mills Station North Carrollton/Frankford Station

DART Safely Around Construction

Any time you undertake a construction project, the possibility for danger is elevated. DART is urging everyone to be extra careful around its facilities, vehicles and especially the construction areas. Here are 10 tips you should know.