Belt Line | |||||||||||
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| Location | 5800 Valley View Ln. Irving, TX 75063[1] | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°53′15″N 96°59′14″W / 32.887629°N 96.987222°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Dallas Area Rapid Transit | ||||||||||
| Connections | Cypress Waters GoLink Zone (M-Sun) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At Grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 597 spaces[1] | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 3, 2012[2] | ||||||||||
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Belt Line station is a DART Light Rail station in Irving, Texas. The station is located on the property of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport[3] near the intersection of Belt Line Road and President George Bush Turnpike.
The station serves the Orange Line.[1] It is also a hub for Cypress Waters GoLink, an on-demand service in the nearby Cypress Waters development.[4] Until the opening of DFW Airport station, it was the westernmost terminus of the Orange Line.
History[edit]
Belt Line station was opened on December 3, 2012 as the western terminus of the Orange Line's first expansion. A bus route, Route 500, was established to connect the station to DFW Airport.[2]
At opening, Belt Line participated in DART's Fair Share Parking program, which charged a daily parking fee for patrons that did not live in DART member cities.[5] The program also offered overnight parking at a cost of $7–9 per day, roughly equivalent to the daily fees charged by DFW Airport for remote parking.[6] The program was retired on April 2, 2014.[5]
On August 18, 2014, the Orange Line was expanded to DFW Airport station[7] and Route 500 was redirected to service Cypress Waters.[8]
After the DART bus network redesign effective January 24, 2022, the rail station no longer has any bus service. However, it is being served within the Cypress Waters GoLink zone.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Belt Line Station". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ a b Leszcynski, Ray (2012-12-04). "Big day for DART as routes are extended to Rowlett, D/FW Airport". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21.
- ^ "Northwest Corridor Light Rail Transit Line to Irving and DFW Airport in Dallas County, Texas: Final Impact Statement". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. 2008-07-17. pp. 2–25.
- ^ "Cypress Waters". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ a b Formby, Brandon (2014-03-31). "DART ends paid parking". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation – via NewsBank.
- ^ "DART to provide shuttle service to D/FW Airport". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. 2012-06-27. p. 4 – via NewsBank.
- ^ Formby, Brandon (2014-08-18). "It's official: DART trains are now rolling into Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19.
- ^ Formby, Brandon (2014-06-28). "DFW Airport Station triggers several DART train, bus changes". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation – via NewsBank.
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