DART Orange Line Expansion


- View the Orange Line Map
- Orange Line Fact Sheet
- DART Safely
- DART Orange Line DFW Extension (Irving-3) Final Environmental Assessment
- Orange Line Wins Environmental Excellence Award
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 2014. Video courtesy of DFW Airport View more DFW Airport Station images |
- Orange Line on track for stimulus funds.
Learn more in the March 24, 2009 DART Board Chair Report (469KB PDF file opens in a new window) - View the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Response to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Request for Certification, Transparency and Accountability Information under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 (2.7MB PDF file opens in a new window)
- View the Recovery.gov website (Opens in a new window)
Orange Line (Northwest Corridor) Opening Dates
14 miles, Bachman Station (Dallas) to DFW Airport; 6 stationsBachman 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 |
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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 |
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Belt Line Rd. to DFW Airport (4.7 miles)
Opened: | August 18, 2014 |
Station: | DFW Airport Station |
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Orange Line 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)
- Spring 2010 Newsletter (2.9MB PDF file opens in a new window)
- Project Overview Summer 2009 (2.3MB PDF file opens in a new window)
Orange Line 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
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Orange Line Construction Images
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June 2011 | ||
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March 2011 | ||
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August 2010 |
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DART Rail Orange Line Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in Irving, April 13, 2009
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View additional images from the Orange Line Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in the Newsroom Image Library. |
DART takes delivery of first rail for the 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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- 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)
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Public Meeting for Orange Line Irving 3 - DFW Airport Extension (April 28, 2010)
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Public Scoping Meeting for Orange Line Irving 3 - DFW Airport Extension (Oct. 20, 2009)
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DART Public Meeting to Present Orange Line Options Into DFW Airport (June 17, 2009)
(9.9MB PDF file opens in a new window)
Orange Line (Northwest Corridor) Information
LRT Line to Irving/DFW- Meeting Presentations
— Public Hearing, February 28, 2008 (7.4MB PDF file)
— Public Meeting, March 20, 2007 (11.5MB PDF file)
— Mandalay Place HOA, February 7, 2006 (2.8MB PDF file)
— Mandalay Place HOA, November 14, 2005 (6.1MB PDF file)
— North Lake College Station Community Forum, August 25, 2005 (6.8MB PDF file)
— Agency Scoping and Station Location Meeting, June 29, 2005 (11.9MB PDF file)
— Agency Scoping Meeting, May 25, 2005 (6.5 MB PDF file)
— Scoping Meeting, March 10, 2005 (7.8 MB PDF file)
— Public Meeting No. 3, November 10, 2004 (4.6 MB PDF file)
— Public Meeting No. 2, April 28, 2004 (8.6MB PDF file)
— Public Meeting No. 1, January 21, 2004 (Project Overview) (3.8MB PDF file)
- Station Evaluation Summary
— Northwest Corridor LRT Line to Irving/DFW Station Evaluation Analysis - Final
(April 2006, 390KB PDF file)
— Northwest Corridor LRT Line to Irving/DFW Station Location Analysis
(November 17, 2005, 3.3MB PDF file)
— Northwest Corridor LRT Line to Irving/DFW Station Evaluation Summary
(November 2005, 857KB PDF file) - Northwest Corridor Final Major Investment Study Report (October 2000)
North Central Texas Council of Governments
DFW International Airport Rail Planning and Implementation Study
- DFW International Airport Rail Planning and Implementation Study
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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.
- Stop, look and listen for DART vehicles.
- Cross the street or track at designated crosswalks only.
- Never walk, ride or play in front of or behind a DART vehicle.
- Children should always exit the bus through the front door.
- Do not walk, ride or play in a construction area.
- Never walk, ride or play on or near railroad tracks.
- Always stand behind the textured warning strips on rail platforms.
- Be careful when driving or turning across train tracks.
- Never try to beat a train through a crossing.
- Remember: Safety begins with you. Talk to your family.

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