Forest Lane station

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).[1]

For the DART Blue Line station on Forest Lane, see Forest/Jupiter station.
Forest Lane
DART light rail station
General information
Location8210 Forest Lane[1]
Dallas, Texas
Coordinates32°54′31″N 96°45′42″W
Owned byDallas Area Rapid Transit
PlatformsIsland (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)
Construction
Parking253 spaces
Bicycle facilities4 bike lockers,[2] 1 bike rack
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 1, 2002 (2002-07-01)[3]
Services
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station
Walnut Hill
toward Westmoreland
 Red Line LBJ/Central
toward Parker Road
Walnut Hill
toward DFW Airport
 Orange Line
Location

The station serves the Medical City Dallas hospital complex, the Cottonwood Trail, and the Hamilton Park neighborhood.[1] 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.[3][4]

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.[5]

The lot consisted of an air-conditioned waiting area and 1,300 parking spaces.[5] In addition to servicing DART, the center was intended to service Surtran,[5] a municipal bus service connecting Dallas to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, but Surtran was discontinued in 1985.[6]

The lot was closed after Forest Lane opened in 2002,[7] 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.[3] The Saturday before, an opening ceremony, dubbed "Super Saturday", was held at both the Forest Lane and Arapaho Center stations.[8]

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.[9]

References
  1. "Forest Lane Station". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  2. "Bicycle Parking". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  3. Hartzel, Tony (June 2, 2002). "DART light-rail stations reach new level". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 36A – via NewsBank.
  4. "DART Gallery: A Collection of Public Art" (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit. p. 22.
  5. 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.
  6. "Scope and Content". DART and the Dallas Transit System, 1971-1987. Dallas Municipal Archives.
  7. "DART Changes". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. June 23, 2002. pp. 32A – via NewsBank.
  8. 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.
  9. 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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