Forest Lane station is a DART rail station in northeastern Dallas, Texas. The elevated station, which serves the and , is located on Forest Lane, east of North Central Expressway (US 75) and south of Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway (I-635).
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.
The lot consisted of an air-conditioned waiting area and 1,300 parking spaces.
The lot was closed after Forest Lane opened in 2002, 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.
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.
References
External links
- Dallas Area Rapid Transit - Forest Lane Station