Green Line (Dallas Area Rapid Transit)

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The Green Line (labelled as the Orange Line on maps prior to 2006) will be a 27.7-mile (44.6 km) light rail line in Dallas, USA, operated by the Dallas Area Rapid Transit authority. The US$1.7 billion project is scheduled to open in phases, starting in 2009. It will operate in addition to the currently existing Blue and Red lines, and will be joined by the Orange Line in 2011.

It is set to begin operation in the year 2009, with a route from downtown Dallas southeast to Fair Park, then extended further to Pleasant Grove by the end of 2010; also, the Green Line is planned to continue northwest from Victory Station to Farmers Branch and Carrollton by the end of 2010.

The northern end of the line will connect with a commuter rail line proposed by the Denton County Transportation Authority. This line will connect Denton to Carrollton, with a stop in Lewisville. The commuter train may stop in other Denton County cities, should they choose to join the DCTA.

1 Future Stations
2 Construction
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Future Stations

Listed from east to west

Buckner Station in 12/2010
Lake June Station in 12/2010
Lawnview Station in 12/2010
Hatcher Station in 12/2010
MLK Station in 09/2009
Fair Park Station in 09/2009
Baylor Hospital Station in 09/2009
Deep Ellum Station in 09/2009
Pearl Station in 09/2009
St. Paul Station in 09/2009
Akard Station in 09/2009
West End Station in 09/2009

NOTE: The Pearl, St. Paul, Akard, and West End Stations are currently being used by the Red and Blue Lines.

Victory Station in 09/2009
Market Center Station in 12/2010

NOTE: The Victory and Market Center Stations are currently being used by the Trinity Railway Express.

Southwest Medical/Parkland Station in 12/2010
Inwood Station in 12/2010
Love Field Station in 12/2010
Bachman Station in 12/2010
Walnut Hill/Denton Station in 12/2010
Royal Lane Station in 12/2010
Farmers Branch Station in 12/2010
Downtown Carrollton Station in 12/2010
Trinity Mills Station in 12/2010
North Carrollton/Frankford Station in 12/2010

[edit] Construction

On 9 February 2007, a trench collapsed during construction on the line killing one construction worker.^[1]

On 12 March 2007, the City of Dallas officials and DART made an agreement to make Love Field Station a surface-level facility after a long debate of whether or not to make it an underground station.^[2]

Effective 17 June 2007, the Live Oak exit on (U.S. Route 75) will be closed until 2009. This is part of the Green Line Rail construction around the Bryan/Hawkins intersection. Two bridges in that area will be removed and roads will be lowered to street level. ^[3]