Dallas Streetcar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() A streetcar in the Oak Cliff area in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Owner | City of Dallas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Dallas, Texas, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transit type | Streetcar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of lines | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of stations | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began operation | April 13, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator(s) | Dallas Area Rapid Transit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Character | Street running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of vehicles | 4 BEC Liberty cars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Train length | 1 car | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Headway | 20 minutes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Technical | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
System length | 2.45 mi (3.94 km) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrification | Overhead line or onboard lithium-ion batteries, 750 V DC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Dallas Streetcar is a 2.45-mile (3.94 km) modern streetcar line in Dallas, Texas.[1] It is owned by the city of Dallas and operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit, which also operates Dallas's DART Light Rail system. Construction on the line began in May 2013,[2][3] and it opened for public service on April 13, 2015.[4][5][6]
The streetcar line operates between downtown Dallas and Oak Cliff by way of the Houston Street Viaduct.[7] The streetcar line originally operated from Union Station to Methodist Dallas Medical Center, but an extension to the Bishop Arts District[1][7][8] opened on August 29, 2016.[9][10]
Background
[edit]The Dallas Streetcar project is a collaborative endeavor among DART, the City of Dallas, and the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG).[4][7][11] The project received $23 million in initial funding via a federal TIGER grant awarded to DART in December 2010.[8] An additional $3 million in federal stimulus dollars was later granted to the project.[4] DART reallocated $22 million in local funds to the streetcar project which were originally scheduled for a proposed people-mover between Inwood/Love Field station and the Love Field airport terminal.[8] In January 2013, NCTCOG approved reallocating $31 million in state funds, which were also earmarked for the proposed Love Field people-mover, to the streetcar project.[8] The combined funding would allow for construction of both the first and second phases of the streetcar project.[8]
Service
[edit]Phase 1 (Union Station to Dallas Methodist Medical Center)
[edit]Phase 1 of the Dallas Streetcar line, running from Union Station to Methodist Dallas Medical Center (the line's "Beckley" stop), opened on April 13, 2015.[4] Service runs at 20-minute intervals on weekdays,[1][7] with no cost to ride.[1] In February 2016, streetcar operating hours will be expanded to between 9:30am and midnight weeknights, and will offer weekend service.[12][13]
Construction on Phase 1 began in May 2013.[2][3] By September 2014, most track construction for Phase 1 had been completed.[14] The first of the two streetcars on order from Brookville was delivered on March 20, 2015.[15] At the time of the phase 1 opening on April 13, 2015, the second streetcar vehicle had yet to be delivered.[6] It was delivered on May 15, 2015.[16]
Phase 2 (Dallas Methodist Medical Center to Bishop Arts District)
[edit]Phase 2 of the Dallas Streetcar line runs south from the line's original southern terminus at Methodist Dallas Medical Center (Beckley stop), to the Bishop Arts District in Oak Cliff.[1][17] On April 28, 2015, the DART board of directors approved a construction contract for the Bishop Arts extension.[18] On June 17, 2015, the Dallas City Council agreed to fund Phase 2 construction using up to $27.5 million in available grant money.[19]
In preparation for the Phase 2 opening, DART said that the frequency of service would increase from 30 minutes to 20 minutes by introducing a second streetcar on the line.[20] The extension opened on August 29, 2016.[9][10]
Future expansion plans
[edit]Future plans for the streetcar line include extensions from Union Station to the Dallas Convention Center, and a connection to the McKinney Avenue Trolley via the Main Street District.[1][17] The $96.2-million project, called the "Central Link", will use new tracks on Elm and Commerce to travel east from Union Station to Olive and St. Paul streets, connecting to the McKinney Avenue Trolley tracks.[21] It will be built in conjunction with the D2 Subway light rail project.[22]
Rolling stock
[edit]In February 2013, an order was placed with Brookville Equipment Corporation for two low-floor streetcars to provide the service on the line. The Brookville "Liberty" model articulated cars[23] are 67 feet (20.42 m) long and have limited capability to operate away from overhead trolley lines by operating on battery power.[6][23] This battery-powered operation allows the streetcars to travel across the Houston Street viaduct, which does not have overhead lines installed.[17] The first car (No. 302) was delivered on March 20, 2015,[15] and at the time of the line's opening in mid-April it was the only car in the fleet.[6] The second car, No. 301, was delivered on May 15, 2015.[16] Dallas ordered two more streetcars in July 2015.[24] The third and fourth cars (Nos. 303–304) were delivered in summer 2016.[25]
Stops
[edit]Listed from Downtown Dallas to Oak Cliff
Station | Intersection | Connections | Platform | Notes |
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EBJ Union Station | South Houston Street, Reunion Boulevard East, and Young Street | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
curbside (west) | northern terminus Five minute walk to Union Station building Serves Reunion Tower, Downtown Dallas |
Greenbriar | North Zang Boulevard and Greenbriar Lane | curbside (west) | Serves Oak Cliff Founders Park | |
Oakenwald | Zang and Oakenwald Street | ![]() |
island | single-track north of this stop Serves Lake Cliff Park |
Beckley | East Colorado Boulevard and North Beckley Avenue | ![]() |
island | Serves Methodist Dallas Medical Center |
6th Street | Zang and Sixth Street | ![]() |
island | Serves Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce |
Bishop Arts | Zang and Davis Street | ![]() |
curbside (west) | southern terminus Serves Bishop Arts District |
See also
[edit]- DART Light Rail
- McKinney Avenue Transit Authority
- Light rail in the United States
- Streetcars in North America
- List of tram and light rail transit systems
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Dallas Streetcar". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ a b Tramways & Urban Transit magazine, July 2013, p. 311.
- ^ a b "Ground Breaking for Dallas Streetcar Project". Passenger Transport. American Public Transportation Association. May 17, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Appleton, Roy (April 14, 2015). "Downtown-Oak Cliff streetcar debuts with speeches, curious riders". The Dallas Morning News. p. 1B. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ^ Vantuono, William C. (April 15, 2015). "Streetcars return to Dallas". Railway Age website. Archived from the original on April 21, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Dallas Streetcar opens". Railway Gazette website. April 14, 2015. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Fact Sheet: Downtown Dallas-Oak Cliff Streetcar" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Benning, Tom (January 10, 2013). "Funding approved to expand Dallas streetcar line, link Bishop Arts and convention center". The Dallas Morning News Transportation Blog. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ a b Formby, Brandon (August 9, 2016). "Bishop Arts District 'officially' gets streetcars Aug. 29 (but you can test the line out two days earlier)". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ a b "Expanded Bishop Arts District Streetcar Service Begins". KTVT. August 29, 2016. Archived from the original on August 30, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ "Union Station to Oak Cliff Dallas Streetcar (TIGER Project)". DART. 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ^ Formby, Brandon (January 3, 2016). "DART streetcar, D-Link changes are prelude to expansions". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ "News bits: Changes coming in 2016 to Dallas Streetcar, D-Link". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. January 5, 2016. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ Tramways & Urban Transit magazine, October 2014, p. 440.
- ^ a b "Brookville delivers first off-wire capable Liberty modern streetcar to DART for Dallas downtown-to-Oak Cliff line" (Press release). Brookville Equipment Corporation. March 25, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ a b "Worldwide Review" (regular news section). Tramways & Urban Transit, July 2015, p. 288.
- ^ a b c Appleton, Roy (April 13, 2015). "Dallas' new streetcar begins service between downtown, Oak Cliff". The Dallas Morning News Transportation Blog. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ^ "April 28, 2015 Board of Directors' Minutes" (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit. April 28, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ Formby, Brandon (June 18, 2015). "Dallas City Council OKs extension of streetcar to Bishop Arts". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ "Dallas Streetcar schedule starting Monday: extension opens August 29". Mass Transit Magazine. August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ^ "Dallas Streetcar Central Link" (PDF). dart.org. DART. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- ^ "Dallas CBD Second Light Rail Alignment (D2 Subway) and Dallas Streetcar Central Link" (PDF). DART. June 21, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ^ a b "Dallas signs Liberty deal". Tramways & Urban Transit, May 2013, p. 166.
- ^ "Dallas orders more catenary-free trams". Railway Gazette website. July 20, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ^ "Worldwide Review" (regular news section). Tramways & Urban Transit, October 2016, p. 399.
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