TRE passengers transfer to the Green Line at Victory Station.Northbound Red and Blue line passengers transfer at Akard Station.Southbound Orange, Red, and Blue line passengers transfer at Pearl/Arts District or St.Orange Line passengers from Irving transfer to the Green Line at Bachman Station.Trains going to the fair will say “Fair Park,” “Buckner,” or “Lawnview.” Cullum Boulevard and convenient to the Gate 6 entrance and the Cotton Bowl stadiumĮxtra Green Line trains will be available approximately every 15 minutes between Victory and Lawnview stations from 9:30 am-3:30 pm weekdays, and 9:30 am-7:30 pm on weekends.Īll DART Rail and Trinity Railway Express (TRE) passengers can transfer easily to the Green Line. Fair Park, located on Parry Avenue at the entrance to the fairgrounds.There are two key stops on the DART Green Line to get to the fair: The TRE will operate on all four Sundays during the fair.ĭART Police will be present in the State Fair Emergency Operations Center, troubleshooting issues immediately as they occur. Sunday operation for Trinity Railway Express (TRE) from Fort Worth, yay.Extra buses on Routes 60 and 409 Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays.Additional Green and Blue line service after 7 pm Saturdays and Sundays.Orange Line extended to Parker Road on all trips, weekdays, and weekends.All extra Green Line trains will feature 3 cars.Extra Green Line trains between Victory and Lawnview stations from 9:30 am-3:30 pm weekdays, and 9:30 am-7 pm weekends. The transit agency expects similar ridership numbers this year and has scheduled the following changes: In 2016, more than 2.8 million passengers rode DART light rail to the fair. That includes this key update from DART on how to get there and when the big games are going down. The focus of the remainder of this paper is on the vehicles, the evolution of the prototype low floor center section or C-unit and the conversion of the C-unit into a routine production reality for DART’s entire fleet of 115 vehicles.We’re already in planning mode for the 2017 State Fair of Texas, which runs September 29-October 22. The stories and sagas of the construction work and supply and installation of the systems equipment are covered in various other presentations and venues. The Phase II Expansion is a significant undertaking requiring coordination with multiple municipalities and utility suppliers (power, water, gas, communications, etc.) in the service areas and major contracts for construction, systems and vehicles. Convert the overall system (both existing and new lines) to level boarding to improve passenger accessibility. Increase the passenger capacity of the fleet. Improve management and scheduling of the overall LRT System by adding a GPS based Vehicle Business System (VBS) on the LRVs. (Cab Signal was not installed on the existing Red and Blue Lines). As part of the Phase II expansion DART also wanted/needed to: Improve the train control systems by including a wayside Cab Signal system as part of the new Green and Orange lines and installing Automatic Train Protection (ATP) on the LRVs. Overall, the Phase II Expansion adds approximately 44 miles of double track and doubles the size of the DART Light Rail Transit (LRT) System. Extension of the Red line from Ledbetter further South to Interstate -20. Extension of the Blue line from Garland further east to Rowlett. The Phase II Build out added two complete new lines: Green Line - from the northwest corner of the DART Service area, through the downtown area to the southeast corner of the service area Orange Line - from the Green line just north of the downtown area going west and then angling north to end up with the terminal station for the line inside the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). This was not the standard expansion of extending a line to add one or two stations. In 1999-2000 DART was in the early stages of planning and coordinating the Phase II expansion. This increased the size of the fleet to 115 cars. Another 20 LRVs were added to the fleet in 1999 to improve service. In December 2002, DART opened the Phase I expansion which added 22 miles of track, doubling the size of the system, and increased the size of the fleet to 95 cars. DART Super Light Rail Vehicles Low Floor Center Section the Final “Successful” Chapterĭallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) opened service in June 1996 with 22 miles of track and 40 Light Rail Vehicles (LRV).
1 Comment
|
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |