LBJ/Central station
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| Location | 8901 Markville Drive Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°55′6″N 96°45′7″W / 32.91833°N 96.75194°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Dallas Area Rapid Transit | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  DART: 17, 413-TI Forest Lane Shuttle (weekdays), 417-TI North Shuttle (weekdays), 419-TI South Shuttle (weekdays) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 553 spaces[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | One locker, one rack | ||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | July 1, 2002[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||
| FY22 | 841 (avg. weekday)[3]  11.4% | ||||||||||||||||||
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LBJ/Central station is a DART Light Rail station in Dallas, Texas that serves the Red Line and Orange Line.[1] During non-peak hours (mornings, evenings, and weekends), it serves as the eastern terminus of the Orange Line.
The station is named for the intersection of Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway (I-635) and North Central Expressway (US 75), which it is adjacent to. The station services the two Dallas campuses of Texas Instruments through employee shuttles.[4] It also services Dallas College Richland Campus through a bus route.[5]
History[edit]
Plans for a station servicing Texas Instruments date back to DART's 1983 rail plan.[6] The plan called for the station to be the northern terminus of a starter corridor along North Central Expressway.[7]
Detailed plans for the station were completed in 1997. The plan included a large park-and-ride lot intended for use by commuters on LBJ Freeway, particularly those using LBJ's high-occupancy vehicle lanes, which DART operated at the time.[8]
The station was built atop two baseball fields,[8] which were donated to DART by Texas Instruments.[9] As part of the construction, DART expanded Markville Drive (on the southern side of the station) to meet Floyd Road (now TI Boulevard).[8]
In tribute to Texas Instruments, the station's façade was decorated with circuit boards. The station's canopy was decorated with translucent panels honoring local organizations and individuals, including TI's Jack Kilby.[2][10][11] The station was opened on July 1, 2002 as part of the Red Line's third expansion, which expanded the line from Park Lane to Galatyn Park.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "LBJ/Central Station". Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
- ^ a b c "Dallas Light Rail Opens First Stations Serving Suburban Cities". Light Rail Now. August 20, 2002. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ "DART Reference Book" (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit. March 2023. p. 33. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "DART announces shuttle agreements". Mass Transit. October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ "Public Transportation". Dallas College. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ "Proposed DART rail stations and routes". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 27A – via NewsBank.
- ^ Maxon, Terry (May 11, 1986). "1st rail proposal draws criticism - Suburban DART officials suggest study of other routes". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 33A – via NewsBank.
- ^ a b c "North Central Corridor LRT Extension: Final Environmental Impact Statement" (1997-04-22) [report]. DART Historical Archive, pp. 2-15, 2-17, 2-18. The Portal to Texas History, University of North Texas. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ Dickson, Gordon (June 25, 2002). "DART expansion rolls on with 7 new rail stations". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Knight Ridder. p. 1 – via NewsBank.
- ^ Hartzel, Tony (June 2, 2002). "DART light-rail stations reach new level". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 36A – via NewsBank.
- ^ "DART Gallery: A Collection of Public Art" (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit. p. 21. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
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