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LBJ/Central
General information
Location8901 Markville Drive
Dallas, Texas
Coordinates32°55′6″N 96°45′7″W / 32.91833°N 96.75194°W / 32.91833; -96.75194
Owned byDallas Area Rapid Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus interchange DART: 17, 413-TI Forest Lane Shuttle (weekdays), 417-TI North Shuttle (weekdays), 419-TI South Shuttle (weekdays)
North Central Dallas GoLink Zone (M-Sun), North Dallas GoLink Zone (M-Sun), Preston Hollow GoLink Zone (M-Sun)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking553 spaces
Bicycle facilities2 lockers, 1 rack
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 1, 2002
Passengers
FY22841 (avg. weekday) Increase 11.4%
Services
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station
Forest Lanetoward DFW Airport Orange Line Terminus
Orange Line(peak-hour only) Spring Valleytoward Parker Road
Forest Lanetoward Westmoreland Red Line
Location

LBJ/Central station is a DART light rail station in Dallas, Texas that serves the Red Line and Orange Line. During non-peak hours (mornings, evenings, and weekends), it serves as the eastern terminus of the Orange Line.

The station is named for the intersection of Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway (I-635) and North Central Expressway (US 75), which it is adjacent to. The station services the two Dallas campuses of Texas Instruments through employee shuttles. It also services Dallas College Richland Campus through a bus route.

History

Plans for a station servicing Texas Instruments date back to DART's 1983 rail plan. The plan called for the station to be the northern terminus of a starter corridor along North Central Expressway.

Detailed plans for the station were completed in 1997. The plan included a large park-and-ride lot intended for use by commuters on LBJ Freeway, particularly those using LBJ's high-occupancy vehicle lanes, which DART operated at the time.

The station was built atop two baseball fields, which were donated to DART by Texas Instruments. As part of the construction, DART expanded Markville Drive (on the southern side of the station) to meet Floyd Road (now TI Boulevard).

In tribute to Texas Instruments, the station's façade was decorated with circuit boards. The station's canopy was decorated with translucent panels honoring local organizations and individuals, including TI's Jack Kilby. The station was opened on July 1, 2002 as part of the Red Line's third expansion, which expanded the line from Park Lane to Galatyn Park.

References

  1. ^ "LBJ/Central Station". Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
  2. "Bicycle Parking". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Dallas Light Rail Opens First Stations Serving Suburban Cities". Light Rail Now. August 20, 2002. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  4. "DART Reference Book" (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit. March 2023. p. 33. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  5. "DART announces shuttle agreements". Mass Transit. October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  6. "Public Transportation". Dallas College. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  7. "Proposed DART rail stations and routes". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. August 13, 1983. pp. 27A – via NewsBank.
  8. Maxon, Terry (May 11, 1986). "1st rail proposal draws criticism - Suburban DART officials suggest study of other routes". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 33A – via NewsBank.
  9. ^ "North Central Corridor LRT Extension: Final Environmental Impact Statement" (April 22, 1997) . DART Historical Archive, pp. 2-15, 2-17, 2-18. The Portal to Texas History, University of North Texas. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  10. Dickson, Gordon (June 25, 2002). "DART expansion rolls on with 7 new rail stations". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Knight Ridder. p. 1 – via NewsBank.
  11. Hartzel, Tony (June 2, 2002). "DART light-rail stations reach new level". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 36A – via NewsBank.
  12. "DART Gallery: A Collection of Public Art" (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit. p. 21. Retrieved October 1, 2023.

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