Orange Line (Dallas Area Rapid Transit)

Orange Line (Dallas Area Rapid Transit)

The Orange Line (labeled as the Purple Line on maps prior to 2006) is a 14-mile (23 km) mass transit light rail line operated by the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system in Dallas, Irving, Richardson and Plano, Texas. The Orange Line started operation on December 6, 2010, with weekday peak service from the Parker Road Station to Bachman Station on stations shared with the Red and Green lines. The three first Orange-only stations opened with the extension to Irving Convention Center Station on July 30, 2012, and two more were added on Dec. 3, 2012. The current northwestern terminus is Belt Line Station, with service to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport planned for December 2014.

Other future Orange Line stations include a DFW North Station loop and an eastern extension down Scyene Road to Masters Drive (previously planned as a Green Line expansion).

[ ] DART Orange Line
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All stations have step-free access
DFW Airport(December 2014)
SH-114
DFW North(future)
SH 121
SH-114
Belt Line
President George Bush Turnpike
North Lake College
Las Colinas Carpenter Ranch(deferred)
SH 114
Irving Convention Center
Las Colinas Urban Center / APT Station
South Las Colinas(deferred)
University of Dallas
Loop 12
Loop 12(deferred)
Trinity River
I-35E
Spur 482
Green Line to North Carrollton/Frankford Station
Bachman
Burbank
Inwood/Love Field
Southwestern Medical District/Parkland
Market Center
Trinity Railway Express to T&P Station
Dallas North Tollway
Victory
Trinity Railway Express to Union Station
Blue Line to Ledbetter; Red Line to Westmoreland
West End
Akard
St. Paul
Pearl
to Lawnview (regular); to Parker Road (peak only)
Interstate 45
Deep Ellum
Baylor Medical Center
Interstate 30
Fair Park
MLK, Jr
Hatcher
White Rock Creek
Lawnview
Future expansion to Masters Drive
Cityplace
Knox-Henderson (deferred)
Mockingbird Station
Blue Line to Downtown Garland
Lovers Lane
Park Lane
Walnut Hill
White Rock Creek
Forest Lane
LBJ/Central
Interstate 635
Spring Valley
Arapaho Center
Galatyn Park
Bush Turnpike
President George Bush Turnpike
Downtown Plano
Parker Road


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