Park Lane is a DART Light Rail station in northern Dallas, Texas. The elevated station is located at the intersection of Park Lane and Greenville Avenue, about 0.2 miles (0.32 km) east of North Central Expressway (US-75). The station serves the Red Line and Orange Line.[1]
Park Lane | |||||||||||||||
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| DART light rail station | |||||||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | 8169 Park Lane Dallas, Texas, 75231 | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°52′22″N 96°45′57″W / 32.87278°N 96.76583°W | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Dallas Area Rapid Transit | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Island (elevated) | ||||||||||||||
| Connections | DART Routes 20, 27 and 402-NorthPark Center Shuttle (M-Sun) | ||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 320 spaces (no overnight parking)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | two lockers, one rack | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | January 10, 1997 (at-grade)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | June 17, 2002 (elevated)[3] | ||||||||||||||
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The station is located near several shopping centers, most notably The Shops at Park Lane and NorthPark Center.[1] NorthPark, which is located on the opposite side of US-75, is serviced via a shuttle bus.[4]
History
Park Lane station opened on January 10, 1997 as the northern terminus of the Red Line.[2] The station was originally constructed as a ground-level platform located on the southern side of Park Lane. This location was chosen because it did not require the track to cross Park Lane, which would have required grade separation to prevent traffic congestion on the road.[5]
Construction on the Red Line's second northern extension, including a bridge over Park Lane, began in April 1999.[6] To allow for a smooth transition to the bridge, the Park Lane station needed a new location. Instead of building on the site of the original station, DART opted to build its successor on the northern side of the road, and it opened to passenger service on June 17, 2002, two weeks before the extension to the Galatyn Park station opened, becoming the first elevated station on the DART light rail system.[3]
The original station remains closed, but, as of 2023, DART has retained it as a storage corridor.