Fair Park station
Fair Park station is a DART Light Rail station located in Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. It serves the Green Line.[1] The station opened on September 14, 2009 as one of four original stops on the line.[2] Fair Park contains the largest collection of Art Deco exhibition buildings in the world, built for the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition.[3] The station was designed to blend into the surrounding architecture while revitalizing the historic entrance into Fair Park.
Fair Park | |||||||||||
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| DART light rail station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3710 Parry Avenue Dallas, Texas 75226 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32.782062°N 96.765932°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Dallas Area Rapid Transit | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 Side platforms | ||||||||||
| Connections | DART Routes 23 and 214 South Dallas GoLink Zone (M-F) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | no | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | September 14, 2009 | ||||||||||
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During important events during the State Fair of Texas, Fair Park station is served by "special event" trains from the Red Line and Blue Line.[4]
References
- DART Green Line Expansion Information.
- Visser, Nancy; Bruce Tomaso (June 9, 2009). "DART hosts riders as it tests span of Green Line project". Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
- DART Green Line Stations.
- "State Fair of Texas officials address health, safety concerns as opening day nears | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Latest News". Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
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