DART Rail 25th Anniversary Photos
Key dates:
Starter LineBlue: Illinois to Pearl/Arts District: June 1996
Red: Westmoreland to Pearl/Arts District: June 1996
Red Line
Pearl/Arts District to Park Lane: January 1997
Cityplace/Uptown Station: December 2000
Park Lane to Galatyn Park: July 2002
Galatyn Park to Parker Road: December 2002
Blue Line
Illinois to Ledbetter: May 1997
Pearl/Arts District to White Rock: September 2001
White Rock to Downtown Garland: November 2002
Lake Highlands Station: December 2010
Downtown Garland to Downtown Rowlett: December 2012
Ledbetter to UNT Dallas: October 2016
Green Line
Victory to MLK, Jr.: September 2009
Victory to Frankford: December 2010
MLK, Jr. to Buckner: December 2010
Orange Line
LBJ/Central to Bachman: December 2010
Bachman to Irving Convention Center: July 2012
Irving Convention Center to Belt Line: December 2012
Belt Line to DFW Airport: August 2014
Hidden Ridge Station: April 2021
A look back through the past 25 years...
![]() Ready to Build... High resolution JPG |
![]() SMU/Mockingbird Station construction High resolution JPG |
![]() Akard Station construction High resolution JPG |
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![]() DART Rail vehicle at the 1995 State Fair of Texas High resolution JPG |
![]() DART Rail Start Up Team High resolution JPG |
![]() DART Rail Opening Day (1996) High resolution JPG |
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![]() Now Arriving Akard Station (1996) High resolution JPG |
![]() Now Arriving (1996) High resolution JPG |
![]() West End Station Opening Day (1996) High resolution JPG |
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![]() DART Rail tunnel construction High resolution JPG |
![]() Cityplace/Uptown Station Ribbon Cutting (2000) High resolution JPG |
![]() Blue Line Test Train to White Rock (2001) High resolution JPG |
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![]() Spring Valley Station construction (2002) High resolution JPG |
![]() Super Saturday Opening at Galatyn Park Station (2002) High resolution JPG |
![]() Red Line Test Train to Plano (2002) High resolution JPG |
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![]() CityLine/Bush Station (2002) High resolution JPG |
![]() Downtown Plano Station (2002) High resolution JPG |
![]() Parker Road Station (2002) High resolution JPG |
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![]() Garland Test Train (2002) High resolution JPG |
![]() Forest/Jupiter Station (2002) High resolution JPG |
![]() Downtown Garland Station (2002) High resolution JPG |
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![]() MLK, Jr. Station Groundbreaking (2003) High resolution JPG |
![]() Victory Station Test Train (2004) High resolution JPG |
![]() Victory Station Celebration (2004) High resolution JPG |
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![]() C-Car Insert Delivery (2008) High resolution JPG |
![]() Green Line catenary installation (2008) High resolution JPG |
![]() Fair Park Station Ribbon Cutting (2009) High resolution JPG |
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![]() Lake June Station construction (2009) High resolution JPG |
![]() Buckner Station test train (2010) High resolution JPG |
![]() Farmers Branch Station construction (2009) High resolution JPG |
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![]() Downtown Carrollton Station construction (2009) High resolution JPG |
![]() Lake Highlands Station Opening (2010) High resolution JPG |
![]() Downtown Rowlett Station Construction (2011) High resolution JPG | ||
![]() DART's 250 millionth customer, Don Johnson (2012) High resolution JPG |
![]() Irving Live Wire Test Train (2012) High resolution JPG |
![]() Orange Line Inaugural Train to Irving (2012) High resolution JPG |
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![]() Orange Line to Irving Opening (2012) High resolution JPG |
![]() Orange Line to DFW Construction (2013) High resolution JPG |
![]() UNT Dallas Station Groundbreaking (2014) High resolution JPG |
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![]() Downtown Dallas Rail Replacement Project (2014) High resolution JPG |
![]() DFW Airport Station Ribbon Cutting Celebration (2014) High resolution JPG |
![]() Blue Line to UNT Dallas Station construction (2016) High resolution JPG |
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![]() Ledbetter Station Platform Extension (2016) High resolution JPG |
![]() UNT Dallas Station (opened 2016) High resolution JPG |
![]() Hidden Ridge Station Opening (2021) High resolution JPG |
![]() Akard Station (Dallas) High resolution JPG |
![]() Arapaho Center Station (Richardson) High resolution JPG |
![]() Baylor University Medical Center Station (Dallas) High resolution JPG |
![]() Burbank Station (Dallas) High resolution JPG |
![]() Camp Wisdom Station (Dallas) High resolution JPG |
![]() CityLine/Bush Station (Richardson) High resolution JPG |
![]() Cityplace/Uptown Station (Dallas) High resolution JPG |
![]() Deep Ellum Station (Dallas) High resolution JPG |
![]() Downtown Carrollton Station (Carrollton) High resolution JPG |
![]() Downtown Garland Station (Garland) High resolution JPG |
![]() Downtown Plano Station (Plano) High resolution JPG |
![]() Downtown Rowlett Station (Rowlett) High resolution JPG |
![]() Downtown Rowlett Station (Rowlett) High resolution JPG |
![]() Fair Park Station (Dallas) High resolution JPG |
![]() Farmers Branch Station (Farmers Branch) High resolution JPG |
![]() Farmers Branch Station (Farmers Branch) High resolution JPG |
![]() Forest/Jupiter Station (Garland) High resolution JPG |
![]() Galatyn Park Station (Richardson) High resolution JPG |
![]() Inwood/Love Field Station (Dallas) High resolution JPG |
![]() Irving Convention Center Station (Irving) High resolution JPG |
![]() Las Colinas Urban Center Station (Irving) High resolution JPG |
![]() LBJ/Central Station (Dallas) High resolution JPG |
![]() LBJ/Skillman Station (Dallas) High resolution JPG |
![]() MLK, Jr. Station (Dallas) High resolution JPG |
![]() North Carrollton/Frankford Station (Carrollton) High resolution JPG |
![]() North Lake College Station (Irving) High resolution JPG |
![]() Parker Road Station (Plano) High resolution JPG |
![]() SMU/Mockingbird Station (Dallas) High resolution JPG |
![]() Southwestern Medical District/Parkland Station (Dallas) High resolution JPG |
![]() Trinity Mills Station (Carrollton) High resolution JPG |
![]() Tyler/Vernon Station (Dallas) High resolution JPG |
![]() University of Dallas Station (Irving) High resolution JPG |
![]() Victory Station (Dallas) High resolution JPG |