For the DART Blue Line station on Forest Lane, see Forest/Jupiter station.
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| Location | 8210 Forest Lane Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°54′31″N 96°45′42″W / 32.90861°N 96.76167°W / 32.90861; -96.76167 | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Dallas Area Rapid Transit | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Island (elevated) | ||||||||||||||
| Connections |  DART: 22, 241, and 412-Medical City E-Shuttle (M-F)North Central Dallas GoLink Zone (M-Sun), North Dallas GoLink Zone (M-Sun), Preston Hollow GoLink Zone (M-Sun) | ||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 253 spaces | ||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 4 bike lockers, 1 bike rack | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 1, 2002 (2002-07-01) | ||||||||||||||
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Forest Lane station is a DART light rail station in northeastern Dallas, Texas. The elevated station, which serves the Red Line and Orange Line, is located on Forest Lane, 1⁄3 mile (0.54 km) east of North Central Expressway (US 75) and 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway (I-635).
The station serves the Medical City Dallas hospital complex, the Cottonwood Trail, and the Hamilton Park neighborhood. In tribute to the largely African-American population of Hamilton Park, the station features a sculpture dedicated to African-Americans who fought against housing segregation.
History
North Central Transit Center
Northeastern Dallas was originally serviced by the North Central Transit Center, a park-and-ride bus station located between North Central Expressway and Coit Road. The transit center was announced by the Texas Department of Transportation in 1983, several months before DART's formation; it was opened in 1985.
The lot consisted of an air-conditioned waiting area and 1,300 parking spaces. In addition to servicing DART, the center was intended to service Surtran, a municipal bus service connecting Dallas to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, but Surtran was discontinued in 1985.
The lot was closed after Forest Lane opened in 2002, with all its bus routes moving to Forest Lane station. The lot was left unused for several years before it was redeveloped; it is currently the location of a Costco store.
Forest Lane
Forest Lane station opened on July 1, 2002, as part of the Red Line's second major expansion. The Saturday before, an opening ceremony, dubbed "Super Saturday", was held at both the Forest Lane and Arapaho Center stations.
In May 2011, the Cottonwood Trail was extended south from North Central Expressway to the White Rock Creek Trail. The extension included a trailhead at Forest Lane, which was the first trailhead to be located at any DART station.
References
- ^ "Forest Lane Station". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- "Bicycle Parking". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ 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. 22.
- ^ Myerson, Allen R. (May 10, 1983). "State to build N. Dallas bus complex". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 1A – via NewsBank.
- "Scope and Content". DART and the Dallas Transit System, 1971-1987. Dallas Municipal Archives.
- "DART Changes". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. June 23, 2002. pp. 32A – via NewsBank.
- Post, Sarah (June 27, 2002). "Events to mark changes rolling into town - Residents to celebrate light rail's arrival, new home for Wildflower!". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 1R.
- Simnacher, Joe (July 5, 2011). "Dallas on path to improved trails". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. B1 – via NewsBank.
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